The making of America
A multi-volume American reference set edited by Senator Robert M. La Follette and published in Chicago in 1906, gathering essays and census statistics on industry, labor, and social conditions for general readers. The plates are flat-color statistical graphics: state-by-state United States maps tinted in green, yellow, and salmon with hand-lettered abbreviations, and ruled horizontal bar charts ranking states, useful for muted infographic palettes, map silhouettes, and early data-visualization layouts.
