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Covers the period of American history from 1917 to 1945, including the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and World War II.

A dramatic look at life after the Civil War in the newly re-United States.

Covers American history from Washington's inauguration until the first quarter of the 19th century, including the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark's expedition, and the beginnings of abolitionism.

Presents the history of the United States from the colonization of the New World through the middle of the eighteenth century.

Discusses the period of growth in American history prior to the Civil War, describing the lives of people from a variety of backgrounds, including Jedediah Smith, Emily Dickinson, John James Audubon, and Sojourner Truth.

Covers American history from the French and Indian War to the Constitutional Convention.

Presents the history of the Native Americans from earliest times through the arrival of the first Europeans.

Covers the period of American history from 1945 to 1998, from the end of World War II to the Clinton administration.

Covers the period of American history from the 1880s to World War I.

Abraham Lincoln wondered whether "in a free government the minority have the right to break up the government." Jefferson Davis felt "forced to take up arms" to guarantee his states' rights. McPherson merges the words of these men and other political luminaries, housewives, and soldiers from both armies with his own concise analysis of the war to create a story as compelling as any novel.