Joy Hakim, a former teacher, editor, and writer won the prestigious James Michener Prize for her series, A History of US, which has sold over 4 million copies nationwide. A graduate of Smith College and Goucher College she spent years teaching students from elementary school up to the college level. She also served as an Associate Editor at Norfolk's Virginian-Pilot, and was an Assistant Editor at McGraw-Hill's World News.

• Preface: About Democracy and Struggles ; Feature: Building America ; Over 50 chapters, including <"A Curtain of Iron,>" <"Liking Ike,>" <"Houses, Kids, Cars, and Fast Food,>" <"Rosa Parks was Tired,>" <"War in Southeast Asia,>" <"The Counterculture Rocks,>" Electing the 21st Century's First President,>" and <"War in Iraq>" ; Chronology of Events ; More Books to Read ; Picture Credits ; Index ; A Note from the Author ; Atlas

Joy Hakim, a former teacher, editor, and writer won the prestigious James Michener Prize for her series, A History of US, which has sold over 4 million copies nationwide. A graduate of Smith College and Goucher College she spent years teaching students from elementary school up to the college level. She also served as an Associate Editor at Norfolk's Virginian-Pilot, and was an Assistant Editor at McGraw-Hill's World News.

• Preface: About Democracy and Struggles ; Feature: Building America ; Over 50 chapters, including <"A Curtain of Iron,>" <"Liking Ike,>" <"Houses, Kids, Cars, and Fast Food,>" <"Rosa Parks was Tired,>" <"War in Southeast Asia,>" <"The Counterculture Rocks,>" Electing the 21st Century's First President,>" and <"War in Iraq>" ; Chronology of Events ; More Books to Read ; Picture Credits ; Index ; A Note from the Author ; Atlas

Joy Hakim, a former teacher, editor, and writer won the prestigious James Michener Prize for her series, A History of US, which has sold over 4 million copies nationwide. A graduate of Smith College and Goucher College she spent years teaching students from elementary school up to the college level. She also served as an Associate Editor at Norfolk's Virginian-Pilot, and was an Assistant Editor at McGraw-Hill's World News.

• Preface: About Democracy and Struggles ; Feature: Building America ; Over 50 chapters, including <"A Curtain of Iron,>" <"Liking Ike,>" <"Houses, Kids, Cars, and Fast Food,>" <"Rosa Parks was Tired,>" <"War in Southeast Asia,>" <"The Counterculture Rocks,>" Electing the 21st Century's First President,>" and <"War in Iraq>" ; Chronology of Events ; More Books to Read ; Picture Credits ; Index ; A Note from the Author ; Atlas