Join Dr. Herman J. Viola, one of America's foremost historians, on a journey through our past. This book tells the story of our country from its beginnings to the present. This book is primarily about United States history. Yet the history of our nation has always been linked to happenings in other parts of the world. In each chapter you will learn more about these global links. Each chapter in this book begins with the story of a person or group of people. Some of the people are famous; some are not. - Publisher.