Text and color illustrations present chronological coverage of over 800 major events in American history.

Includes index.

v. 1. Before independence, to 1775 -- v. 2. A new nation emerges, 1776-1828 -- v. 3. Growth and conflicts, 1828-1862 -- v. 4. Civil War and its aftermath, 1863-1890 -- v. 5. Rise to world power, 1891-1917 -- v. 6. World War I and the Depression, 1918-1941 -- v. 7. World War II and the Cold War, 1942-1958 -- v. 8. Superpower, 1959-1982 -- v. 9. America today, 1983-