| Description |
831 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 17 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
General introduction.-- Map 1. Nine cultural areas of Native American tribes -- Map 2. The abolition of slavery -- Map 3. The struggle for empire, 1713-1763 -- Map 4. New England and the War of Independence -- Map 5. Lewis and Clark's Expedition, 1804-1806 -- Map 6. The states and the union -- Map 7. The Civil War, 1860-1870 -- Map 8. Go West, young man, 1870-1900 -- Map 9. The new Americans -- Map 10. The Great Depression, 1929-1939 -- Timelines 1000-2000.-- Introduction to Period 1 - 100-1500 -- Hunters and farmers 1000-1300 -- Before the storm 1300-1500.-- Introduction to period 2 - 1500-1825 -- Colonial beginnings 1500-1650 -- A home from home 1650-1750 -- Colonial battleground 1750-1770 -- The world turned upside down 1770-1783 -- A new nation 1783-1810 -- Growing pains 1810-1845.-- Introduction to period 3 - 1825-2000 -- Quickening pulse 1840-1860 -- Blue and grey 1860-1865 -- Go West, young man 1865-1880 -- Making a fortune 1870-1890 -- Send me your poor 1890-1900 -- Reaching for the sky 1900-1917 -- Bootleg and boom 1917-1929 -- Crash and recovery 1929-1941 -- Arsenal of the West 1941-1960 -- Free at last 1960-1970 -- Nightmare years 1970-1985 -- Rebuilding the dream 1985-2000. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Pictorial works.
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United States. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Pictorial works.
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| Subject |
North America -- History -- Pictorial works.
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North America. |
| Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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Illustrated works.
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| Added Author |
Hulton Getty Picture Collection.
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| Note |
At head of title: Hulton Getty Picture Collection |
| ISBN |
3829060106 t. p. verso |
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382905288X label on p. 4 of cover |
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