Joy Hakim

A History of US is the story of the history of the United States written especially for all ages to enjoy. From the hunting and fishing tribes that first crossed the Bering Strait to the civil rights movement and 20th-century attempts to define America, the 11 books in the series make history an exciting adventure story.

Begin with the Ice Age when people came from Asia to a new land and go to the discovery of that new land by Columbus thousands of years later.

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.

Covers the period of American history from 1945 to 2001, from the end of World War II to the Clinton administration.

A history of the concept of freedom in the U.S. from colonial days to the twenty-first century, discussing such topics as the Revolution, slavery, and immigration, and featuring sidebars, historical documents, and illustrations.

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

Traces the period between Copernicus's theory about the sun's location at the center of the universe through the early days of atomic theory, offering introductory portraits of such contributors as Giordano Bruno, Galileo, and Isaac Newton.

Covering a time of great hope and incredible change, Reconstructing America is a dramatic look at life after the Civil War in the newly re-United States. Railroad tycoons were roaming across the country. New cities sprang up across the plains, and a new and different American West came into being: a land of farmers, ranchers, miners, and city dwellers. Back east, large-scale immigration was also going on, but not all Americans wanted newcomers in...