This vintage first edition paperback book is "Turning Points Making Decisions in American History to 1876, Volume 1", printed in the US in 1999 by Brandywine Press. It has no missing or loose pages, and it has 14 chapters, with the title of each shown in the listing pictures.

It is in overall good condition with some visible wear in the form of creasing, dings, and scratches to its exterior and some hand-written notes on a few of the interior pages. There is also an almost invisible area where something has been whited out on the upper part of the interior side of the front cover.   

It is 254 pages long and is approximately 6" x 9" x 0.75"