The New American nation series

Traces the development of Southern nationalism from its foundations in the Old South through the establishment of the Confederacy and the first years of the Civil War.

Assesses fifty years of constitutional development against a background of shifting national moods and public pressures.

Chronicles how Americans responded to the changes unleashed by the Civil War and the end of slavery.

Focuses on the events leading toward the adoption of the Constitution, covering the years from the winning of independence to the creation of the federal government.