The twelve colored lithographs present a romantic overview of American history in verse, illustrated in a Pre-Raphaelite style.
The book was prepared for the World's Columbian Exposition and was published by Louis Prang.
[1] The Dutchman features a banner with Leo Belgicus and emphasizes Dutch commercial penetration of North America.
[2] The Frenchman lithograph reflects Crane's strong support of Irish Home Rule movement, although it's unclear whether that symbolism was intentional.
[3] The lithograph featuring other nations depicts an Irishman with harp and shamrock, the Russian, the German, the Chinese, and the African.