(4) 4-6 Making a New Nation series. These books survey American history from the first European settlers to the beginning of World War I. The stories are told through a series of vignettes, sidebars, and inserts. Also included are maps, charts, graphs, drawings, and archival photographs. The episodic treatment gives little specific information but will be useful as introductions. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Making a New Nation titles: A Changing Nation, Colonial America, The Louisiana Purchase, and Westward to the Pacific.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Making a New Nation series. These books survey American history from the first European settlers to the beginning of World War I. The stories are told through a series of vignettes, sidebars, and inserts. Also included are maps, charts, graphs, drawings, and archival photographs. The episodic treatment gives little specific information but will be useful as introductions. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Making a New Nation titles: A Changing Nation, Colonial America, The Louisiana Purchase, and Westward to the Pacific.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Making a New Nation series. These books survey American history from the first European settlers to the beginning of World War I. The stories are told through a series of vignettes, sidebars, and inserts. Also included are maps, charts, graphs, drawings, and archival photographs. The episodic treatment gives little specific information but will be useful as introductions. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Making a New Nation titles: A Changing Nation, Colonial America, The Louisiana Purchase, and Westward to the Pacific.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Making a New Nation series. This book deals with American immigration policies and their effects; migration within the United States and anti-immigration sentiment are also discussed. Events are presented in accessible but brief vignettes, with additional charts, maps, drawings, photographs, and sidebars. A spread about how the events of September 11 affected immigration laws adds contemporary relevance for readers. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Making a New Nation series. After a context-setting introduction, brief vignettes recount the early expeditions of European explorers to the Americas during the 1400s and 1500s. The encounters and exploits of many well-known Spanish, French, English, and Portuguese explorers are simply told, giving limited but accessible information. Sidebars, photographs, drawings, and maps are included in the pleasing if somewhat busy design. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Making a New Nation series. These books survey American history from the first European settlers to the beginning of World War I. The stories are told through a series of vignettes, sidebars, and inserts. Also included are maps, charts, graphs, drawings, and archival photographs. The episodic treatment gives little specific information but will be useful as introductions. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Making a New Nation titles: A Changing Nation, Colonial America, The Louisiana Purchase, and Westward to the Pacific.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg