Learn about the full sweep of U.S. history at this comprehensive site based on a PBS series and telecourse. The series compresses several centuries of events, issues, and people in U.S. history into twenty-six half-hour programs. A team of historians leads viewers through discussions of social, cultural, political, military, economic, and technological themes, beginning with pre-Columbian America and continuing through to the late twentieth century. Includes many hours of video, interactive timelines and diagrams, maps, and other useful instructional extras.