CQ Press has published Historic Documents annually since 1972. The approximately 750-page book pairs 70 original, comprehensive narratives (≈140,000 words total) with important documents chosen by SAGE and the volume editor, Heather Kerrigan, to chronicle the major events of the year.  Organized chronologically, each volume covers the same wide range of U.S.-based and global topics: business, the economy and lab∨ energy, environment, science, technology, and transportation; government and politics; health and social services; international affairs; national security and terrorism; and rights and justice. The book also has a source documents table of contents and topical table of contents.