Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of Michigan and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Includes bibliographical references and indexes v. 1. Three worlds meet -- v. 2. Colonization and settlement -- v. 3. Revolution and new nation -- v. 4. Expansion and reform -- v. 5. Civil War and Reconstruction -- v. 6. The development of the industrial United States -- v. 7. The emergence of modern America -- v. 8. The Great Depression and World War II -- v. 9. Postwar United States -- v. 10. Contemporary United States -- v. 11. Comprehensive index "Offering 11 volumes and about 3,500 entries, this comprehensive set follows the congressional-mandated National Standards for United States History -- a project coedited by the editor of this encyclopedia. Each of the first 10 volumes covers a different period in American history with an alphabetical list of entries. A chronology of important events for that period, reprints of important documents, and an index specific to each volume are included. The last volume includes a comprehensive index."--"The Top 20 Reference Titles of the Year," American Libraries, May 2004