It really didn't make sense for a nation far across the ocean to control the fate of people living on the American continent. Many realized that, but Tom Paine put it into words. This book, perhaps the key book in the whole series, tells the story of the American Revolution. Lots of nations have had revolutions, but few have handled the rebuilding process as well. A group of "founders" realized that it wouldn't be easy for people to run their own government, so they designed a remarkable constitution. Nothing like it had ever been written before. Its ideas would change the whole world.

In From Colonies To Country you will find other stories that may surprise you. Read about two Spanish explorers who set out on July 4, 1776 on a journey that covered an enormous expanse of western land. Or read about a rich landowner and fur merchant whose wife was Native American. They fair, decent and heroic, and won some important battles.

Full Series:
1.The First Americans (Prehistory-1600)
2.Making Thirteen Colonies (1600-1740)
3.From Colonies to Country (1735-1791)
4.The New Nation (1789-1850)
5.Liberty for All? (1820-1860)
6.War, Terrible War (1855-1865)
7.Reconstructing America (1865-1890)
8.An Age of Extremes (1880-1917)
9.War, Peace, and All That Jazz (1918-1945)
10.All the People: (Since 1945)
NOTE: Years may differ Depending on Edition