This companion text augments study of the 11-volume text "A History of US." Accompanied by four learning guides (titles below), which steer a student step-by-step through this and the main texts, students learn about American history from prehistory to modern times. Along the way the student is encouraged to consider widely different perspectives on historical events, and to draw their own conclusions on those events. American History 1: The United States--Prehistory to 1850 American History 2: A Young Nation Growing Up American History 3: The Twentieth Century and World War American History 4: The Cold War and Afterwards.