to 1865

Draws from primary source documents, including letters, diary entries, narratives, speeches, and newspaper articles, to present a history of America from the voyages of Columbus through the Civil War.

Examines the concept of industrialism, the growth of manufacturing and technology, looks at the role of industrialism in the history of the United States, and discusses related people, court cases, and events.

Examines America's place in the world from the colonial era to the turn of the twentieth century that explores how Americans have been increasing their gobal power and influence over the past four hundred years to become a major world power.

Presents a comprehensive study of the economic expansion into the frontier following the end of the French and Indian War, the move to compete with French fur traders in the Ohio Valley, and the surge of land speculators into territory occupied by Native Americans.

Examines various aspects of war and society during the Revolutionary War, covering radicals, Tories, taxation, fashion, recreation, prisoner-of-war conditions, and other topics, and includes charts, photographs, and illustrations.

A history of the Industrial Revolution focusing primarily on the United States during the nineteenth century and on the change from an agrarian society to one based on machines and factories.

Explores what life was like during the time of the American Revolution.

Examines life in the North during the Civil War.

Photographs and illustrations describe the Industrial Revolution, with the rise of the textile industry and the invention of the steam ship, the transcontinental railroad, and the telegraph.