Findling, John E

Contains factual and interpretive essays on fifty events that changed the course of American history, from the seventeenth through the twentieth century, each including an annotated bibliography, and a selection of shorter essays on related people and events, some with primary source documents.

Offers detailed descriptions and expert analysis of important 20th century events in America. Events are introduced in essays, followed by interpretations that place the events into a broader context, and include annotated bibliographies, photos, glossary, and a timeline.

Profiles ten extremely significant events that took place in the Americas up through the seventeenth century, from the first encounters with the Native Americans to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692; each profile includes an introductory survey, an interpretive essay, an illustration, and an annotated bibliography.

Contains chronologically arranged entries that examine political controversies, scandals, tragedies, economic issues, and peripheral incidents related to specific games from the 1896 Olympics in Athens to the 2002 games in Salt Lake City. Includes previews of Olympics through 2008.

Offers detailed descriptions and expert analysis of important eighteenth century events in America. Events are introduced in essays, followed by interpretations that place the events into a broader context, and include annotated bibliographies, a glossary, and a timeline.

Offers descriptions and analyses of ten of the most important events in nineteenth-century America, including the Louisiana Purchase, abolition, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution; and includes a photograph and annotated bibliography for each event, a glossary of terms, and a timeline.

Describes and evaluates the global impact of ten of the seventeenth-century's most important events, including the scientific revolution, the founding of Jamestown, and the expansion of the Ottoman Empire.