Recounting the history of the United States from the end of the Civil War to the social movements of the early 1900s, this book explores the rebuilding of the nation after the Civil War, the growth of urban areas with expanding immigrant populations, the call for women's rights, the organizing of the labor movement, and the spread of inventions…

This volume is book 5 in a 10 part series on U.S. history for children. The book tells the story of the Antebellum era--especially the story of children from a variety of backgrounds. Some of the characters depicted in this volume include Jedediah Smith, Davy Crockett, John Quincy Adams, Emily Dickinson, Sojourner Truth, John James Audubon, and…

This textbook explores the years after World War II when the United States became the world's greatest power. It discusses U.S. uneasiness with its postwar role as global policeman, even as the country fought to keep countries across the world from becoming part of the Soviet Union's communist empire. There were battles at home, too, with the…