Population History of Western U.S. Cities and Towns, 1850-1990 - Hardcover

Moffat, Riley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810830337 ISBN 13: 9780810830332

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 1996

Synopsis

This historical gazetteer will be useful for identifying the population of any city or town in the West throughout its history and for showing patterns of growth for historical or planning studies―Aberdeen (SD or WA) to Yuma (AZ or CO), Cripple Creek to Virginia City (MT or NV).

About this title

About the Author:

Riley Moffat is Senior Librarian and Head of Reference, Joseph F. Smith Library, Brigham Young University, Hawaii Campus, Laie, HI, where he also teaches geography.

Review:

...a useful tool for the study of the interplay between population and other factors in the growth of the west. To a demographer its carefully arrayed numbers must be as beautiful as the carefully arrayed dots of color in a pointillist masterpiece are to an art connoisseur. (Rettig On Reference)

This work will prove to be very useful reference book. It is recommended for all large public and academic collections. (WAML Information Bulletin)

...this is a convenient compilation of data... (American Reference Books Annual)

No other source gathers all these data in one place...Tables are clear and easy to read. All libraries with a need for historical population figures will want this book. (CHOICE)

We are all indebted to librarian Riley Moffat, who has compiled this fascinating volume...a useful reference work...Moffat's publication will help us understand and cope with the rising issues relating to overpopulation, now that the U.S. is recognized as the third most populous nation in the world, after India and China. (Journal of the West)

...useful work...easy to read and understand... (Western Historical Quarterly)

About this edition

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0810830337
• ISBN 13: 9780810830332
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 355