America is a nation of firsts, from its pioneering science and technology to its innovative politics, social affairs, and democratic culture. Yet despite its intriguing and unique history, many Americans lack a basic knowledge of the monumental events, persons, and ideas that shaped this revolutionary country.

A Patriot's A to Z of America is a riveting primer for everyone interested in this nation's past, featuring heroic events and creative individuals who surmounted great difficulties to accomplish great things--traveling to the moon, defeating the Nazis, wiring the planet, setting the first large democratic republic, and largely banishing starvation overseas, among many others. Organized from A to Z, these exceptional tales are yours to discover and America's to tell.