These United States: Our Nation's Geography, History and People

1969 third printing hardcover. No dust cover. The cloth cover shows light wear. The front cover is slightly bowed lengthwise.  This is a comprehensive, large-format family reference atlas and book edited by Charles B. Hitchcock and published by the Reader's Digest Association. Originally released in the mid-1960s, the 1969 printing belongs to the widely distributed Reader's Digest Family Reference Series. The book provides a detailed overview of the American landscape during a transformative era in the country's history. Dr. Charles Baker Hitchcock was a highly distinguished geographer who served as the director of the American Geographical Society. He passed away in March 1969, the same year this specific edition was printed. It is an oversized, folio-style hardcover book. The book serves as a time capsule of late-1960s America, featuring with detailed geographic maps, economic data, and statistics for all 50 states. Articles tracing the development, history, and cultural makeup of the nation's people. Rich color photographs, specialized regional maps, and an included double-hemisphere fold-out global map.