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Lucent’s American History Series

The short volumes in Lucent’s American History series target middle school and high school students. Content explores the major themes and eras of U.S. history, offering expansions of material commonly found in textbooks. The three titles below all begin with illustrated timelines and feature color or black and white photos on nearly every page spread, in addition to frequent sidebars highlighting key people or concepts related to the content. A brief bibliography of print and online resources and a general index conclude each volume.

The Industrial Revolution

The Progressive Era

The Cold War