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From Caesar to Napoleon, the Pyramids to the Parthenon, the Trojan War to the Civil War—National Geographic HISTORY draws readers in with more than 5,000 years of people, places, and things to explore.

Before the events of the American Revolution became the history and foundation of the United States, they were littered among the news of the day for those in colonial America. Reading local newspapers such as the Boston Gazette and Pennsylvania Journal, colonists received new information every week on the growing conflict with Great Britain. The American newspapers of the eighteenth century fanned the flames of rebellion, igniting the ideas of patriotism...

Describes and illustrates the American West from 1763 to 1912 through a variety of images created during that period.

Contains source documents designed to be used with the series A history of US by Joy Hakim. Includes an index to the series.

From Reconstruction to the present, this volume is an anthology of primary documents - the speeches, letters, articles, and other writings comparing and contrasting opposing viewpoints on issues.

Presents primary source materials related to the discovery and settlement of America and daily life in the colonies, including the experiences of Native Americans, African Americans, and women.