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.

Discusses the postwar history of the United States as a world power and a nation in change and turmoil, including the Cold War, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the presidencies of Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton.

Reveals and explains the central breakthroughs of four hundred years of math and physics, including Newton's insights into gravity, motion, and light, etc.

Tells the story of the very beginnings of the United States, from the development of hundreds of Indian societies to the first permanent settlements by Europeans.

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

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

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