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Describes and illustrates the opening up and settling of the Old West, its trails, canals, railroads, and other aspects, from the early migrations to the coming of the telephone, through a variety of images created during that period.

Describes and illustrates the western territorial expansion of the United States, from post-Revolution territorial activities of the former thirteen colonies to the last military clashes in the early 1900s, through a variety of images created during that period.

Uses a variety of contemporary materials to describe and illustrate the early battles in the Civil War from the firing on Fort Sumter in April 1861 to the conflict at Fredericksburg at the end of 1862.

Uses a variety of contemporary materials to describe and illustrate the causes of the Civil War that developed between 1820 and 1861.

Uses a variety of contemporary materials to describe and illustrate the battles fought between January 1864 and April 1865 that led to the end of the Civil War.

Uses a variety of contemporary materials to describe and illustrate certain key events of the Civil War that took place during 1863, the third year of the conflict.

Uses a variety of contemporary materials to describe and illustrate key events during the Reconstruction period that followed the Civil War.

Introduces prints produced for, and portraying life on, the home front during the Civil War.

Describes and illustrates the American West from 1763 to 1912 through a variety of images created during that period.

Uses contemporary pictures and maps in presenting the story of the trappers, miners, ranchers, and farmers who turned a huge wilderness into the "breadbasket of the world.

On the night of June 24, 1950, ninety thousands troops from North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to unify the country under Communist rule, sparking the Korea War.

Describes and illustrates the arts and sciences of colonial and early Federal America through a variety of images produced at the time.

Describes and illustrates the historical, political, and religious aspects of life in colonial America through a variety of images produced during that time.

Describes and illustrates the historical, political, military, social, and cultural aspects of the Revolutionary War through a variety of images created during that period.

Describes and illustrates the first discoveries and settlements in North America through a variety of images produced at that time.