Chronicles of America

Chronicles of America is a 50-volume series on American history published by Yale University Press. Fifteen historical films based on the series were also commissioned. Entries in the series were first published in 1918. They were written by historians about various aspects of American history. The series was edited by Allen Johnson and published by Yale University. All 50 volumes are available on archive.org; some are available on Project Gutenberg.

The 50 volumes in the series are as follows:
 * 1) The Red Man's Continent: A Chronicle of Aboriginal America - Ellsworth Huntington
 * 2) The Spanish Conquerors: A Chronicle of the Dawn of Empire Overseas - Irving Berdine Richman
 * 3) Elizabethan Sea-Dogs: A Chronicle of Drake & His Companions - William Charles Henry Wood
 * 4) Crusaders of New France: A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness - William Bennett Munro
 * 5) Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Beginnings - Mary Johnston
 * 6) The Fathers of New England: A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealth - Charles McLean Andrews
 * 7) Dutch & English on the Hudson: A Chronicle of Colonial New York - Maud Wilder Goodwin
 * 8) The Quaker Colonies: A Chronicle of the Proprietors of the Delaware - Sydney George Fisher
 * 9) Colonial Folkways: A Chronicle of American Life in the Reign of the Georges - Charles M. Andrews
 * 10) The Conquest of New France: A Chronicle of the Colonial Wars - George McKinnon Wrong
 * 11) The Eve of the Revolution: A Chronicle of the Breach with England - Carl Lotus Becker
 * 12) Washington & His Comrades in Arms: A Chronicle of the War of Independence - George McKinnon Wrong
 * 13) The Fathers of the Constitution: A Chronicle of the Establishment of the Union - Max Farrand
 * 14) Washington  & His Colleagues: A Chronicle of the New Order in Politics - Henry Jones Ford
 * 15) Jefferson & His Colleagues: A Chronicle of the Virginia Dynasty - Allen Johnson
 * 16) John Marshall & the Constitution: A Chronicle of the Supreme Court - Edward Samuel Corwin
 * 17) The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 - Ralph Delahaye Paine
 * 18) Pioneers of the Old Southwest: A Chronicle of the Dark & Bloody Ground - Constance Lindsay Skinner
 * 19) The Old Northwest: A Chronicle of the Ohio Valley & Beyond - Frederic Austin Ogg
 * 20) The Reign of Andrew Jackson: A Chronicle of the Frontier in Politics - Frederic Austin Ogg
 * 21) The Paths of Inland Commerce: A Chronicle of Trail - Archer Butler Hulbert
 * 22) Adventures of Oregon: A Chronicle of the Fur Trade - Constance Lindsey Skinner
 * 23) The Spanish Borderlands: A Chronicle of Old Florida & the Southwest - Herbert Eugene Bolton
 * 24) Texas & the Mexican War: A Chronicle of the Winning of the Southwest - Nathaniel W. Stephenson
 * 25) The Forty-Niners: A Chronicle of the California Trail & El Dorado - Stewart Edward White
 * 26) The Passing of the Frontier: A Chronicle of the Old West - Emerson Hough
 * 27) The Cotton Kingdom: A Chronicle of the Old South - William Edward Dodd
 * 28) The Anti-Slavery Crusade: A Chronicle of the Gathering Storm - Jesse Macy
 * 29) Abraham Lincoln & the Union: A Chronicle of the Embattled North - Nathaniel W. Stephenson
 * 30) The Day of the Confederacy: A Chronicle of the Embattled South - Nathaniel W. Stephenson
 * 31) Captains of the Civil War: A Chronicle of the Blue & the Gray - William Charles Henry Wood
 * 32) The Sequel of Appomattox: A Chronicle of the Reunion of the States - Walter Lynwood Fleming
 * 33) The American Spirit in Education: A Chronicle of Great Teachers - Edward Emery Slosson
 * 34) The American Spirit in Literature: A Chronicle of Great Interpreters - Bliss Perry
 * 35) Our Foreigners: A Chronicle of Americans in the Making - Samuel Peter Orth
 * 36) The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships & Sailors - Ralph Delahaye Painee
 * 37) The Age of Invention: A Chronicle of Mechanical Conquest - Holland Thompson
 * 38) The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States - John Moody
 * 39) The Age of Big Business: A Chronicle of the Captains of Industry - Burton J. Hendrick
 * 40) The Armies of Labor: A Chronicle of the Organized Wage-Earners - Samuel Peter Orth
 * 41) The Masters of Capital: A Chronicle of Wall Street - John Moody
 * 42) The New South: A Chronicle of Social & Industrial Evolution - Holland Thompson
 * 43) The Boss & the Machine: A Chronicle of the Politicians & Party Organization - Samuel Peter Orth
 * 44) The Cleveland Era: A Chronicle of the New Order in Politics - Allen Johnson
 * 45) The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics - Solon Justus Buck
 * 46) The Path of Empire: A Chronicle of the U.S. as a World Power - Carl Russell Fish
 * 47) Theodore Roosevelt & His Times: A Chronicle of the Progressive Movement - Harold Howland
 * 48) Woodrow Wilson & the World War: A Chronicle of Our Own Times - Charles Seymour
 * 49) The Canadian Dominion: A Chronicle of Our Northern Neighbor - Oscar D. Skelton
 * 50) The Hispanic Nations of the New World: A Chronicle of Our Southern Neighbors - William R. Shepherd

Films
In 1923, Yale decided to create a series of films based on the books. Fifteen films were ultimately produced.


 * The Pilgrims (1924) directed by Edwin L. Hollywood
 * The Puritans (1924)