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History Statistics
A few online sources and many reference books provide excerpts and summaries of statistical data. Look for the sources these books cite if you need more complete information.
- Historical Statistics of the United States
- Connect to the database.
- Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
- HON REF HA 202 A38 1976X
- International Historical Statistics: the Americas
- HON REF FOL HA 175 .M55 1998
- International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-1993
- HON REF FOL HA 4675 .M55 1998
- International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-1993
- HON REF FOL HA1107 .M5 1992
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- HON REF C 3.134
- The current copy is kept at the Honnold/Mudd Services Desk. Basic, current statistics. Also online at www.census.gov/compendia/statab. For earlier statistics, refer to Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 (see above).
- Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Reference to Casualty and Other Figures, 1500-2000
- HON REF D214 .C54 2001
- How many fatalities? How many fought? An invaluable source that brings together many statistics not otherwise available in one place.