In a series of lyrical paintings, Locker captures the majesty of the Hudson River while Baron weaves a fascinating history, witnessed by everyone from the native New York tribes to today's conservationists who have fought to preserve the waterway. Full color.

IN HIS OWN WORDS CELEBRATES REMARKABLE LEADERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, PRESENTING THEIR PIONEERING VISIONS FOR OUR COUNTRY THROUGH PERSONAL LETTERS AND WRITINGS. JOHN ADAMS JOHN ADAMS, second president of the United States and one of the great figures in American history, was a remarkable, outspoken political philosopher with a fierce spirit and ideas reaching far beyond his time. This superb collection of writing and letters explores the personal side of John Adams, offering firsthand accounts and analysis of the events of his era as well as insight into the man behind the public face.

This beautiful special edition is a reproduction of Jefferson's garden and farm journals along with selected correspondence on gardening and farming from Jefferson to Washington, Adams, Madison, and others. The book includes an introduction by Henry Steele Commager, Jefferson's own drawings of Monticello, plans and sketches for his gardens, and photographs of his journals. Color photographs show off the magnificence of Monticello, the gardens and the farm today.

From the Civil War to the era when the U.S. became a great world power, here are some of the essential writings, documents, and ideas that shaped the nation from 1858 to 1993. Volume I covers the period from 1492 to 1870.

An examination of business and the entrepreneurs who have created and built America into the most dominate industrial power in the world.

Contains biographies of 100 influential twentieth century Americans.