A History of US

Description

Reconstructing America looks at life after the Civil War in the newly re-United States. Railroad tycoons are roaring across the country. New cities are springing up, and a new and different American West comes into being: a land of farmers, ranchers, miners, and city dwellers. Immigration is changing the mix of Americans; mostly the newcomers work hard and achieve. Some rare individuals make their mark: P.T.Barnum entertains. Rascally Boss Tweed steals from his constituents. Thomas Edison lights the world. Carry Nation wields a hatchet in her battle against alcoholism. And Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois have different ideas on how the newly freed African Americans should behave.

Full Series:
1.The First Americans (Prehistory-1600)
2.Making Thirteen Colonies (1600-1740)
3.From Colonies to Country (1735-1791)
4.The New Nation (1789-1850)
5.Liberty for All? (1820-1860)
6.War, Terrible War (1855-1865)
7.Reconstructing America (1865-1890)
8.An Age of Extremes (1880-1917)
9.War, Peace, and All That Jazz (1918-1945)
10.All the People: (Since 1945)
NOTE: Years may differ Depending on Edition