This 1885 version of Barnes's HISTORICAL SERIES, A BRIEF HISTORY of THE UNITED STATES, published by AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY, is full of drawings, fun history, and a couple of maps, too. The brief mentions of historical events --divided into Epochs-- have numerous footnotes that give accounts never mentioned in the history books I was familiar with in school. I love the old history books because they have interesting and heroic events that are often passed over in modern history classes. 

What a great find. This one is NOT for sale, but I did see several copies listed online! 
Happy hunting for those looking for old AMERICAN history by people who lived in those times.