Contains 343 chronologically arranged entries that provide information about notable geopolitical events, social and cultural developments, scientific achievements, inventions, medical advances, and movements in art, architecture, music, and theater during the eighteenth century, and includes maps, sidebars, quotations from primary source documents, and illustrations.

American Historical Review is the oldest scholarly journal of history in the United States and the largest in the world. Published by the American Historical Association, it covers all areas of historical research.