Presents the history of the Native Americans from earliest times through the arrival of the first Europeans.

Presents the history of the United States from the colonization of the New World through the middle of the eighteenth century.

Covers the period of American history from the 1880s to World War I.

Discusses the period of growth in American history prior to the Civil War, describing the lives of people from a variety of backgrounds, including Jedediah Smith, Emily Dickinson, John James Audubon, and Sojourner Truth.

Covers the period of American history from 1917 to 1945, including the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and World War II.

Contains source documents for American history, and the series index.

A history of the Reconstruction period and the movements of reform, immigration, industrialization, and urbanization.

What would you have worn if you lived during the Civil War era? It depends on who you were! For example, upper-class women wore tight corsets, bustles, and wide hoop skirts to fancy balls. The layers weighed almost 30 pounds (14 kilograms)! For everyday, whether at home or nursing soldiers, women put on multiple layers of simple fabrics. Some daredevils sported women's trousers-called Bloomers-to make a statement on women's rights. Read more about...

Photographs and text examine the fashion trends of the American people from the 1770s to the 1860s, describing the materials used to make men's and women's clothing and the styles that were commonly worn.