Students and faculty can study the emergence of American arts and literature, follow the progression of American economic, religious and scientific thought, track the westward expansion, and much more. A continuation of Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800), Early American Imprints, Series II is based on the authoritative bibliography by Ralph B. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker and has now been supplemented by more than three thousand recently identified items.