What is an American? 1
Unit 1 Gateway to the USA 1
Unit 2 America-the Melting Pot? 5
Unit 3 The"Anglo-Saxons"and the American Character 8
Unit 4 American English and British English 12
Unit 5 Blacks and Whites 17
Unit 6 The Spanish Heritage 21
Unit 7 The American Indians 24
The Making of the USA 31
Unit 8 The 4th of July-a Day of Rejoicing 31
Unit 9 The Frontier Spirit 35
Unit 10 War Between Brothers 38
Three Cities and a River 43
Unit 11 New York:Yesterday and Today 43
Unit 12 Chicago 47
Unit 13 San Francisco 50
Unit 14 The Mississippi 53
Environment,Sport and Leisure 59
Unit 15 America's National Parks 59
Unit 16 Enjoying the Great Outdoors 63
Unit 17 The Sun Belt 67
Unit 18 Two Kinds of Football 71
Unit 19 Disney World 74
Governing ? Million Square Miles 79
Unit 20 The Federal Government 79
Unit 21 A Federation of States 84
Unit 22 The Police and the Intelligence Agents 87
Achieving the American Dream 91
Unit 23 Growing up-at Home and at School 91
Unit 24 College Students 95
Unit 25 American Women 101
The American Way of Life 105
Unit 26 How Americans Eat and Drink 105
Unit 27 Getting Around in the USA 108
Unit 28 Newspapers and TV 112
Men,Machines and Millionaires 117
Unit 29 Henry Ford and the American Automobile 117
Unit 30 Some American Inventors 120
Unit 31 Aviation and Space Travel 124
Unit 32 The Great American Millionaires 128
Unit 33 We Have the Biggest! 132
The Arts From Coast to Coast 136
Unit 34 The Performing Arts 136
Unit 35 Jazz 141
Unit 36 Hollywood 144