Contents // UNIT // Facts about Writing, Language, and Spelling // 1. Rules for Spelling 2 // 2. Facts about Parts of Speech 7 // 3. Facts about Style 15 // 4. Guide to Preparing a Paper 30 // 1-43 // UNIT // Places around the World 44-119 // 1. A Political Atlas 46 // 2. Facts about the United States // 3. Nations of the World 79 // 67 // UNIT // Important Dates in History 120-201 // 1. World History 122 // 2. American History 166 Glossary 200 // UNIT // People Who Made History // 202-255 // UNIT // Presidents and Prime Ministers 256-341 // 1. Presidents of the United States 258 // 2. Prime Ministers of Canada 340 // Index 342 Respelling Table 354 Acknowledgments 356