This educational program examines America's Civil War, four years of intense fighting which nearly destroyed the American Dream, and the years of expansion and growth that followed. Covers important but often-overlooked facts about the war, as well as famous battles, the move westward and the era of the "Old West," the role of "Carpetbaggers" in the reconstruction of the South, the social ramifications of the Industrial Revolution and America's entry into the 20th century.