The story of America is one of history's grandest narratives - and now Time brings it to life with all the grandeur, sweep and drama it deserves in this oversized illustrated journey through the American experience. Featuring hundreds of compelling photographs, artworks and artifacts, this volume opens an expansive window on the past that illuminates every aspect of our common heritage. Like an American family album, it is organized in chronological order, ranging from the first halting encounters between Native Americans and European settlers to the ravages of Hurricane Katrina and the rapid-fire pace of the Internet era. Here are unforgettable figures: Andrew Jackson and Mark Twain; Babe Ruth and Rosa Parks. Here are fading memories, now restored to life through remarkable photographs: the Johnstown Flood; U.S. soldiers battling insurrection in the Philippines; the great influenza pandemic of 1918. Here are images that have become icons: the flag raising at Iwo Jima, Planet...

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