Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. Beginning with George Washingtons inauguration and continuing into the nineteenth century, The New Nation tells the story of the remarkable challenges that the freshly formed United States faced. Thomas Jeffersons purchase of the Louisiana Territories (bought from France at a mere four cents an acre!), Lewis and Clarks daring expedition through this wilderness, the War of 1812 a.k.a. Revolutionary War, Part II, Tecumsehs effort to form an Indian confederacy, the growth of Southern plantations, the beginning of the abolitionist movement, and the disgraceful Trail of Tears are just a few of the setbacks, sidetracks, and formidable tasks put in the new nations path. Master storyteller Joy Hakim weaves these dramatic events and more into a seamless tale thats so exciting, how could it be true? But it is- its A History of US.