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"The Rise of American Civilization" (two volumes) is a perfect classic masterpiece of American history. It is recognized as one of the best books on the origin and development of American civilization, and was rated as the best book on the origin of American civilization by the New York Times. This book is divided into two volumes, the first volume is called the Agricultural Age, and the second volume is called the Industrial Age. Starting from the British colonial period to the United States in the 1930s, it has a broad vision and rich content. While focusing on the historical structure and narrative context, it also draws social life into the scope of the narrative and focuses on display, constructing a detailed history of American civilization before 1940. Compared with previous research works on American history, "The Rise of American Civilization" has greatly broadened the narrow perspective of traditional historical works, breaking away from the stereotype of writing history based on political factors, integrating economic, cultural, social life and other factors into it, striving to show the "full picture of the growing organism" of civilization.