World Encyclopedia of Cities

A comprehensive reference profiling in both narrative and statistical form 122 US and 14 Canadian cities. Arranged alphabetically, each city entry includes data from 23 key categories such as history, economy, and climate, and some 200 subcategories including birth rate, median monthly rent, newspapers, and pupil-teacher ratios. Highlighted charts array data and statistics for easy city-to-city comparisons, while street maps identify the layout and landmarks of each locale. Accompanying narratives detail each city's history, point out unique landmarks, note significant individuals associated with the city, and provide an overall sense of the city's character and atmosphere. For a wide audience including students, researchers, travel professionals, tourists, and general readers. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.