v. 1. 1493-1754 : Discovering a new world
v. 2. 1755-1783 : Resistance and revolution
v. 3. 1784-1796 : Organizing the new Nation
v. 4. 1797-1820 : Domestic expansion and foreign entanglements
v. 5. 1821-1832 : Steps toward equalitarianism
v. 6. 1833-1840 : The challenge of a continent
v. 7. 1841-1849 : Manifest destiny
v. 8. 1850-1857 : A house dividing
v. 9. 1858-1865 : The crisis of the Union
v. 10. 1866-1883 : Reconstruction and industrialization
v. 11. 1884-1894 : Agrarianism and urbanization
v. 12. 1895-1904 : Populism, imperialism, and reform
v. 13. 1905-1915 : The progressive era
v. 14. 1916-1928 : World war and prosperity
v. 15. 1929-1939 : The great depression
v. 16. 1940-1949 : The Second World War and after
v. 17. 1950-1960 : Cold war in the nuclear age
v. 18. 1961-1968 : The burdens of world power
v. 19. 1969-1973 : Détente and domestic crisis
v. 20. 1974-1976 : The challenge of interdependence
v. 21. 1977-1986 : Opportunities and problems at home and abroad.