The Who Built America? CD-ROM series offers a compelling survey of American life from the Centennial Celebration of 1876 through the Dawn of the Atomic Age in 1946. High school teachers, professional historians, graduate students and history fans alike will find these two CD-ROMs filled with an extraordinarily rich array of source materials that bring history to life. Filled with oral histories, period songs, speeches, radio programs, films, illustrations and thousands of primary source documents, the combined Who Built America? CD-ROMs provide a wider range of primary sources for teaching history survey courses than are available in many college libraries!

We encourage you to browse through our website to learn more about the features of Who Built America? From the Centennial Celebration of 1876 to the Great War of 1914 and Who Built America? From the Great War of 1914 to the Dawn of the Atomic Age in 1946. Our CD-ROMs present an impressive archive of American society that is deeply informative for history buffs and a powerful tool for teachers and students.

The Who Built America? CD-ROMs are filled with archival resources, reflect the latest in historical scholarship that presents a compelling survey of American history, and are presented in a multimedia format that has drawn accolades from both professional historians and the general public. To learn more about the many unique aspects of our CD-ROM series go to the Features section. The Who Built America? CD-ROMs provide an aggregation of historical material that appeals to:

  • History Professors
  • Graduate Students
  • High School Teachers of Social Studies, History and Government
  • Anyone seeking a strong personal reference source that combines scholarly text with a vast multimedia archive and is presented in an accessible and entertaining fashion.

The Who Built America? CD-ROM series is the perfect source for writing survey course lectures, and our sophisticated editing tool allows you to create multimedia presentations for the classroom. The CD-ROM's graphs, charts, games and interactive maps all provide excellent resources to supplement other historical textbooks. Who Built America?'s vast collection of archival materials is ideal for creating student assignments that allow your students to feel as if they are working in the archives. Whether you are a history teacher or someone who wishes to have an encyclopedic resource for home use, the Who Built America? CD-ROM series is the single most valuable multimedia history resource available on the market today.

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