America's story

by Al M. Rocca

A textbook tracing the history of the United States from the arrival of the earliest settlers in prehistoric times to the present day.

828 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

I am currently serving as Professor Emeritus at Simpson University in Redding, California. I teach a course on Curriculum & Instruction for Secondary Teaching Candidates. I have earned an MA in geography and Phd in History. My teaching also includes United States history and world geography. As you can see from my list of books, I have written and published in both the adult non-fiction and children's historical fiction.

I have currently finished a new book titled, Endangered Species: Case #2 Sea Otter Rescue. The book takes place in and around the Monterey Aquarium and looks at the hardships faced sea otters and how aquarium efforts have helped mitigate these dangers.

I also have a major new book that is in its final stages. This book, Christopher Columbus, Pre-1492: The Birth of a Transatlantic Voyage will explain how Columbus's early voyages in the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Atlantic Ocean provided an expanding geographic understanding that provided him the confidence to conceive a transatlantic voyage to the Indies--changing the world.