This series, in seven parts, tells the story of America from the earliest founding through the days of Woodrow Wilson World War I. Part 7 continues the series with the development of the United States under the presidents from Washington to Wilson.

Stories include:

Washington: First in War, First in Peace
Adams: How He Kept Peace with France
Jefferson: How the Territory of the United States Was Doubled
Jefferson: How the Door into the Far West Was Opened
Jefferson: About an American Who Wanted to Be a King
Madison: The Shooting Star and the Prophet
Madison: War with Great Britain
Monroe: The First Whispers of a Storm; Monroe’s Famous Doctrine
Adams: The Tariff of Abominations
Jackson: “Liberty and Union, Now and Forever”; Van Buren; Hard Times
Harrison: The Hero of Tippecanoe
Tyler: Florida Becomes a State
Polk: How Much Land was Added to the United States
Polk : The Finding of Gold
Taylor: Union or Disunion
Fillmore: The Underground Railroad
Pierce: The Story of “Bleeding Kansas”
Buchanan: The Story of the Mormons
Buchanan: The First Shots
Lincoln: From Bull Run to Fort Donelson
Lincoln: The Story of the First Battle between Ironclads
Lincoln: The Battle of Shiloh and the Taking of New Orleans
Lincoln: The Slaves Are Made Free
Lincoln: Chancellorsville; the Death of Stonewall Jackson
Lincoln: The Battle of Gettysburg
Lincoln: Grant’s Campaign; Sheridan’s Ride
Lincoln: Sherman’s March to the Sea; Lincoln Reelected President
Lincoln: The End of the War; The President’s Death
Johnson: How the President Was Impeached
Grant: A Peaceful Victory; Hayes; Garfield; Arthur Cleveland; Harrison; Cleveland
McKinley: War and Sudden Death; Roosevelt; Taft
Wilson: Troubles with Mexico
Wilson: The Great War