Preface by John Komlos Introduction: Growth in Height as a Mirror of the Standard of Living, James M. Tanner 1: The Heights of Europeans since 1750: A New Source for European Economic History Roderick Floud 2: The Height of Schoolchildren in Britain, 1900-1950 Bernard Harris 3: The Heights of the British and the Irish c. 1800-1815: Evidence from Recruits to the East India Company's Army Joel Mokyr, Cormac O Grada. 4: The Standard of Living in Scotland, 1800-1850 Paul Riggs 5: Stature, Welfare, and Economic Growth in Nineteenth-Century Spain: The Case of Murcia Jose M. Martinez Carrion 6: The Height of Runaway Slaves in Colonial America, 1720-1770 John Komlos 7: Health and Nutrition in the American Midwest: Evidence from the Height of Ohio National Guardsmen, 1850-1910 Richard H. Steckel, Donald R. Haurin. 8: How Severe was the Great Depression? Evidence from the Pittsburgh Region Jialu Wu 9: Heights and Health in the United States, 1710-1950 Richard H. Steckel 10: The Level of Living in Japan, 1885-1938: New Evidence Ted Shay Comment, Stanley Engerman On the Significance of Anthropometric History, John Komlos Bibliography Contributors Index