civilization

Illustrations and brief text describe the history, personalities, fads, politics, economics, music, culture and life styles of the United States from 1950 to 1960.

A pictorial survey of life in the United States during the decade of the 1930's.

A pictorial survey of life in the United States during the decade of the 1920's.

An investigation of North American history in the seven centuries before the founding of the United States, looking at how the sequential cultural layers defined by people the author calls the progenitors, conquistadores, traders, planters, imperialists, and Atlanteans contributed to the society, culture, and politics of the U.S. as it emerged after the Revolutionary War.

Attempts to show how some of the ideas of the eighteenth century may be useful to society as it enters the twenty-first century, arguing that the 1700s marked the beginnings of much that is worthwhile about the modern world.

The chronological developments of Roman history including political, military, social, economic achievements, Roman ways of life, literature, art, science, technology, and religion.

A study of the ancient Mediterranean and its three major civilizations, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, beginning around 3200 B.C. and continuing through 600 A.D., discussing the art, architecture, philosophy, literature, and religious practices of each culture, and looking at key individuals like Homer, Julius Caesar, Jesus, and Aristotle.

A social history of America from 1900 to 1925, exploring the details of the lives of those who lived during World War I and the roaring twenties.