United States, Prehistory 

Discounted Price now $45 from original $60. By special arrangement with the author and publisher, K¹² is proud to offer a special four-volume Concise Edition of A HISTORY OF US, the award-winning and critically acclaimed series by Joy Hakim. The Concise Edition features the same lively, engaging, story-driven prose as the original series. These textbooks are fun to read! K¹²'s Concise Edition is designed to meet the needs of busy home educators as well as schools and classrooms, where time constraints can make it difficult to read all ten volumes in the original edition. This book-Volume D, the final volume of the Concise Edition-tells the story of America from 1929 to the present day, including the transformations of the New Deal, the trials of two world wars, the American experience during the Cold War, the struggles of the Civil Rights movement, and the complex challenges facing the United States in the 21st century. K¹²'s Concise Edition of A HISTORY OF US features many color illustrations and photographs, all new maps, charts, and graphs, helpful collections of important primary sources, and a glossary and index in each volume. "For those who want an overview of American history," says Joy Hakim, "my friends at K¹² have made choices and helped create this new four-volume version. I'm very pleased with what they've done." - from Amzon