The work is fully indexed, and contains an extensive bibliography.

This edition updates and doubles the coverage of the original 1987 volume, adding four new chapters on state and territory legal holidays and observances, automobile license plates, festivals and fairs, and selected US postage stamps issued ...

Hundreds of changes and additions to state symbols since the 1987 volume, four new chapters, and expanded coverage beyond the 50 states--including the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories--make this revised edition essential ...