Audience

Intended for everyone interested in U.S. History, particularly high school and college students.

Features

• Fully illustrated.
• Search for the words or phrases
• Navigate from Table of Contents or read page by page
• Multi-Platform device capability (PDA, smartphone, PC)
• No matter which device you use (Windows Mobile, Symbian OS, Pocket PC, Palm OS, Blackberry, or Desktop), you will NOT lose any functionality.
• Add Bookmarks
• Text annotation and mark-up
• Access the guide anytime, anywhere - at home, on the train, in the subway.
• Use your down time to prepare for an exam.
• Always have the guide available for a quick reference.
• Automatic synchronization between the handheld and the desktop PC. You could read half of the book on the handheld, then finish reading on the desktop. Annotations and drawings are also synchronized.

Table of Contents

Colonial America: Brief overview of European history (before 1492) | Pre-Columbian America (before 1492) | Early Colonial Period (1492 - 1607) | The English Colonies (1607 - 1754) | Road to Revolution (1754 - 1774)

The Republic until 1877: The American Revolution (1774 - 1783) | A New Nation is Formed (1783 - 1787) | US Presidents before George Washington | The Early Years of the Constitutional Republic (1787 - 1800) | Jeffersonian Republicanism (1800 - 1824) | Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny (1824 - 1849) | Friction Between the States (1849 - 1860) | State's Rights (1787-1865) | Intro to Secession | Farewell to the Star-Spangled Banner (1860 - 1861) | The Civil War (1860 - 1865) | Reconstruction (1865 - 1877)

The Republic 1877 to 2000: The Age of Invention and the Gilded Age (1877 - 1900) | The Progressive Era (1900 - 1914) | World War I and the Treaty of Versailles (1914 - 1920) | The Roaring Twenties and Prohibition (1920 - 1929) | The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929 - 1939) | Spanish Civil War(1936-1939) | World War II and the Rise of the Atomic Age (1939 - 1945) | Truman and the Cold War (1945 - 1953) | Eisenhower, Civil Rights, and the Fifties (1953 - 1961) | Kennedy and Johnson (1961 - 1969) | Nixon presidency and Indochina (1969 - 1974) | Ford, Carter and Reagan presidencies (1974 - 1989) | Bush presidency, 1st Gulf War (1989 - 2001) | Clinton presidency

2000 to present : George W. Bush, September 11, 2nd Gulf War, and Terrorism | 2005 and Beyond | Growing Crisis with Iran (2006-) | The Coming Election

Appendix: Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States | Famous Third Parties

More History e-Books by MobileReference: Art History Guide, Greek and Roman Mythology, World Religions, U.S. History, European History, American Presidents, and many more - search keyword MobileReference

More Browsing Options:

US History eBooks - All Formats

MobileReference eBooks - All Titles

US History - Recommend Page