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Describes and illustrates the American West from 1763 to 1912 through a variety of images created during that period.

Introduces prints produced for, and portraying life on, the home front during the Civil War.

Uses a variety of contemporary materials to describe and illustrate key events during the Reconstruction period that followed the Civil War.

Uses a variety of contemporary materials to describe and illustrate certain key events of the Civil War that took place during 1863, the third year of the conflict.

Uses a variety of contemporary materials to describe and illustrate the battles fought between January 1864 and April 1865 that led to the end of the Civil War.

Uses a variety of contemporary materials to describe and illustrate the early battles in the Civil War from the firing on Fort Sumter in April 1861 to the conflict at Fredericksburg at the end of 1862.

Describes and illustrates the western territorial expansion of the United States, from post-Revolution territorial activities of the former thirteen colonies to the last military clashes in the early 1900s, through a variety of images created during that period.

Describes and illustrates the opening up and settling of the Old West, its trails, canals, railroads, and other aspects, from the early migrations to the coming of the telephone, through a variety of images created during that period.

Presents a collection of entries that provide information on the 1920s in the U.S., including the political, economic, technological, and social events during the decade, and provides full and excerpted documents that offer a range of perspectives the period. Includes sidebar boxes and illustrations.

A compilation of articles recalling immigration to America, discussing reasons for immigration, the process of starting a new life, hardships of assimilation and discrimination, and the more recent changes in immigration policy.