First published by the Bureau of the Census in two large volumes, Historical Statistics is an essential tool for economists, historians, political scientists, sociologists, demographers, teachers, policy makers, and business people. Cambridge University Press presents a valuable electronic version of this classic. Edited by a team of scholars, librarians, and computer experts, this excellently designed CD-ROM greatly enhances access to the rich historical data on American society contained in this work. It also stands as a model for electronic reference tools. No other source provides such a wide range of authoritative, fully-documented data in such an easily accessible form. On CD-ROM the complete text and all tables of Historical Statistics will be accessible by a few key strokes. System 386 or later; Windows 3.1+; 8 MB of ram; double-speed CD-ROM drive. System 7 or later; 4 MB of ram; double-speed CD-ROM drive.