Illinois

by Alden R. Carter

Published 1 October 1987
Discusses the history, government, economy, natural resources, and culture of Illinois.

The Civil War

by Alden R. Carter

Published 1 January 1992
Examines the war that cost more than 500,000 lives, from the Battle of First Bull Run to the final surrender of the Confederate Army in 1865.

The American Revolution

by Alden R. Carter

Published 1 January 1992
Discusses the causes, events, campaigns, personalities, and aftermath of the American revolutionary war.

The Spanish-American War

by Alden R. Carter

Published 1 January 1992
Chronicles the ten-week war in 1898 between the United States and Spain over the liberation of Cuba, the outcome of which ended the Spanish colonial empire and elevated the United States to a world power.

The Colonial Wars

by Alden R. Carter

Published 12 December 1992
Chronicles the history of the Colonial Wars, also called the French and Indian Wars, which gave the British control of North America.

The Battle of Gettysburg

by Alden R. Carter

Published 31 December 1990
Describes the Confederate Army's northern campaign, its defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg, and the subsequent effect on the course of the Civil War.

War of 1812

by Alden R. Carter

Published 1 January 1992
Discusses the causes, events, campaigns, personalities, and aftermath of the War of 1812.

Spanish Amer War Imperial

by Alden R. Carter

Published 1 November 2000