James Lincoln Collier

Examines the people and events involved in the significant war by which the thirteen original colonies broke away from England.

Describes the period after the Civil War when the United States was becoming increasingly industrialized and technological, including the coming of the railroads, the rise of the large corporations, the development of labor unions, and government regulation.

History is dramatic-and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation....

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Describes the struggles following the Civil War to decide how to deal with the newly freed slaves, through the years of Reconstruction, Jim Crow, sharecropping, and segregation.

Recounts the religious, political, and social history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and its influence on our lives today.

Examines the people and events involved in the bloody war that pitted the Northern states against those that seceded to form the Confederacy.

Examines the events and personalities, particularly President Andrew Jackson, that shaped the development of the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century.

Explores the childhood, character, and influential events that shaped the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's founding fathers.