Children's encyclopedia of American history

King, David C (author.).

Summary: Full-color maps, photographs, and paintings illustrate a comprehensive reference guide to American history.

Record details

ISBN: 9781465428431
ISBN: 1465428437
Physical Description: print
320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Edition: Revised and updated edition.
Publisher: New York, New York : DK in association with the Smithsonian Institution, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Fully revised and updated"--Cover.

"Dorling Kindersley Limited, A Penguin Random House Company"--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Two worlds meet, 1000-1607. Exploration and conquest ; Exploring the New World ; The first Americans -- Colonial America, 1607-1763. The Atlantic colonies ; The gulf coast and the west ; England's colonies ; Colonial life ; Slavery emerges ; A clash of empires -- Creating a new nation, 1763-1800. Road to rebellion ; From protest to war ; Declaring independence ; Dark days of war ; The road to Yorktown ; The Confederation era ; The Constitution ; The Federalist years -- America grows, 1800-1850. Jefferson and the West ; The War of 1812 ; Shaping a new nation ; The age of reform ; Blazing trails ; Manifest destiny -- The Union shattered, 1850-1876. North and South drift apart ; Southern plantation life ; The gathering storm ; The Union dissolved ; A people divided ; Triumphs of the Confederacy ; The first modern war ; The South surrenders ; The reconstruction years ; America's centennial -- Settling the West, 1869-1900. Railroads ; Wild West : fact and legend ; The Indian wars ; Homesteading -- America's Industrial Age, 1865-1900. An age of industry ; Big business and great fortunes ; Cities and inventions ; Victorian America ; Coming to America ; The struggles of labor ; Farmers in trouble -- The Progressive Era, 1900-1920. The spirit of reform ; Government for the people ; President for change ; More progress ; Lifestyles change -- America becomes a world power, 1898-1920. The Spanish-American War ; A new role in the world ; The Great War begins ; America at war ; Waging modern war ; America in battle ; The search for a lasting peace -- America's "Golden" decade, 1920-1929. Fear and unrest ; The economy booms ; The Jazz Age ; Boom-time heroes ; "Let the good times roll" -- The Great Depression, 1929-1939. Boom to bust ; FDR comes to power ; The hundred days ; Rural reforms ; That's entertainment ; Closing the deal -- World War II, 1939-1945. The rise of dictators ; The outbreak of war ; The end of isolation ; Pearl Harbor : war! ; Mobilizing for war ; Victory at home ; D-Day ; Victory in Europe ; Closing in on Japan -- Cold War anxiety, 1945-1960. Aftermath of the war ; The Cold War heats up ; The Korean War ; New Cold War anxieties ; The Cold War at home ; Dreams of affluence -- Turbulent times, 1960-1969. The New Frontier ; Marching for civil rights ; Johnson's "Great Society" ; The counter-culture ; A movement divided ; Science leaps forward -- War and protest, 1970-1979. Movements for change ; America in Vietnam ; Ending Vietnam ; Politics gets personal ; Triumph and tragedy ; Coping with new realities -- The Global Age, 1980-1991. The Reagan revolution ; Cultural shifts ; Go-go years ; America abroad ; Iron Curtain falls -- Bridges to the future, 1992-1999. The Clinton era ; A new economic age ; The new Americans ; Violence at home ; Foreign affairs ; The world environment -- A new millennium, 2000-2014. Politics takes a conservative turn ; Terrorism strikes home ; War on terror ; A global society ; Sports ; Natural disasters ; Environment ; Obama wins the election ; Guns in America ; Medicine -- Appendix. The Presidents of the United States ; United States facts ; The Declaration of Independence ; The Constitution of the United States of America.