The rich history of America, from before the time of Columbus right up through the present day, is told as never before in this unique pairing of vivid narrative with beautifully reproduced fine art - paintings, sculpture, architecture, and photographs.From the earliest Native Americans through the explorers and early settlers, the fight for independence, the expansion west, the war between the states and those on foreign soil: each era and key event of America's history unfolds in clear prose, documented by significant fine-art images.