People's Handy Atlas of the World 1910 Census Edition

About this book

People’s Handy Atlas of the World 1910 Census Edition is a compact geographic reference built around maps, measurements, and population figures. It ranges from the Arctic and Antarctic regions to the continents and oceans, with detailed attention to North America and the United States. State-by-state maps are accompanied by views of Canada, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, overseas possessions, and the Panama Canal, whose locks, lakes, dimensions, and elevations receive precise description. Additional maps compare territorial size, land use, farms, rainfall, elevations, ocean depths, crops, livestock, forests, and other resources. A substantial census listing records United States towns of 5,000 people and over, giving their populations in 1910.

The style is orderly, concise, and data-driven, reflecting the confidence in official statistics and systematic classification characteristic of the early twentieth century. Maps do much of the speaking, while short explanatory sections supply practical measurements and comparisons. Its period terminology and historical boundaries are part of the experience, offering a snapshot of how geography, commerce, agriculture, government, and population were organized in 1910. It will appeal to map enthusiasts, genealogists, historians, students of American development, and anyone curious about the scale and character of the United States in the census era.