Essentials in American History (from the Discovery to the Present Day)

BRIEF LIST OF BOOKS

(These books, costing about $25, are well adapted for constant use on the teacher's desk.)

I. METHODS AND MATERIALS

American Historical Association, Committee of Seven, The Study of History in Schools. (N.Y. Macmillan. 1899. $0.50.)

New England History Teachers' Association, Historical Sources in Schools. (N. Y. Macmillan. 1902. $0.60.)

New England History Teachers' Association, A History Syllabus for Secondary Schools. (Bost. Heath. 1904. $1.20.) Part IV., on American History, sold separately, $0.15.

Channing, E., and Hart, A. B., Guide to the Study of American History. (Bost. Ginn. 1896. $2.00.)

Also one of the two following books:

(1) Bourne, H. E., The Teaching of History and Civics in the Elementary and the Secondary School. (N.Y. Longmans. 1902. $1.50.) (2) Hinsdale, B. A., How to Study and Teach History, with Particular Reference to the History of the United States. (International Education Series. Rev. ed. N.Y. Appleton. 1902. $1.50.)

II. COLLECTIONS OF SOURCES

Hart, A. B., ed., American History told by Contemporaries. (4 vols. N.Y. Macmillan. 1897-1901. $8.00.)

(1)

(2)

Also one of the two following combinations of volumes :

(Caldwell, H. V., Survey of American History. (Chic. Ains-
worth. 1900. $1.10.)

Hart, A. B., ed., Source-Book of American History. (N.Y.
Macmillan. 1900. $0.60.)

Hart, A. B., and Channing, Edward, eds., American History Leaflets. (33 Nos. pub. N.Y. Simmons. 1892- $0.10 each.) Hill, Mabel, ed., Liberty Documents, with Contemporary Exposition and Critical Comments drawn from Various Writers. (N.Y. Longmans. 1901. $2.00.)

William MacDonald, ed., Select Documents Illustrative of the History of the United States, 1776-1861. (N.Y. Macmillan. 1898. $2.25.)

William MacDonald, ed., Select Charters and other Documents Illustrative of American History, 1606-1775. (N. Y. Macmillan. 1899. $2.00.)

William MacDonald, ed., Select Statutes and other Documents Illustrative of the History of the United States, 1861-1898. (N. Y. Macmillan. 1903. $2.00.)

III. COLONIAL PERIOD

One of the three following books:

(1) Fisher, G. P., The Colonial Era. (American History Series. N.Y. Scribner. 1892. $1.00.)

(2) Lodge, H. C., A Short History of the English Colonies in America. (N. Y. Harper. 1881. $3.00.)

(3) Thwaites, R. G., The Colonies, 1492-1750. (Epochs of American History. Rev. ed. N.Y. Longmans. 1897. $1.25.)

IV. REVOLUTIONARY AND CONSTITUTIONAL PERIOD

One of the two following books:

(1) Channing, Edward, The United States of America, 1765-1865. (N. Y. Macmillan. 1897. $1.50.)

(2) Stanwood, Edward, A History of the Presidency. (Bost. Hough1898. $2.50.)

(1)

ton.

(2)

One of the two following combinations of volumes:

(Hart, A. B., Formation of the Union, 1750-1829. (Epochs of American History. Rev. ed. N.Y. Longmans. 1897. $1.25.)

Wilson, Woodrow, Division and Reunion, 1829-1889. (Epochs
of American History. Rev. ed. N.Y. Longmans. 1898.
$1.25.)

Sloane, W. M., The French War and the Revolution. (American
History Series. N.Y. Scribner. 1893. $1.00.)

Walker, F. A., The Making of the Nation, 1783-1817. (Ameri-
can History Series. N.Y. Scribner. 1895. $1.00.)
Johnston, Alexander, History of American Politics.
rev. by W. M. Sloane. N.Y. Holt. 1898. $0.80.)

(4th ed.

V. CIVIL WAR AND SUBSEQUENT PERIOD
Dodge, T. A., A Bird's-eye View of our Civil War. (Rev. ed. Bost.
Houghton. 1897. $1.25.)

Morse, John T., Abraham Lincoln. (2 vols.

American Statesmen

Series. Rev. ed. Bost. Houghton. 1900. $2.50.)

One of the three following volumes:

(1) Hart, A. B., Actual Government as applied under American Conditions. (NY. Longmans. 1903. $2.00.)

(2) Ashley, R. L., The American Federal State. (N.Y. Macmillan. 1902. $2.00.)

(3) Bryce, James, The American Commonwealth.

N.Y. Macmillan. 1896. $1.75.)

(Abridged ed.

GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

(Titles marked with an asterisk denote books especially desirable for a school library, besides those mentioned in the Brief List.)

Adams, C. F., Charles Francis Adams (Amer. Statesmen). Bost. 1900. Adams, C. F., Three Episodes of Massachusetts History. 2 vols. Bost. 1892.

* Adams, Henry, History of the United States during the Administrations of Jefferson and Madison. 9 vols. N. Y. 1889-1891.

Adams, Henry, John Randolph (Amer. Statesmen). Bost. 1900.
Allen, Walter, Ulysses S. Grant (Riverside). Bost. 1901.
American Annual Cyclopædia, 1861-1875. 15 vols. N. Y.
Ames, H. V., ed., State Documents on Federal Relations. Nos. 1-4.
Phil. 1900-1902.

1862-1876.

1883.

Ammen, Daniel, The Atlantic Coast (Navy in Civil War). N.Y.
Andrews, C. M., Colonial Self-Government (Amer. Nation). N. Y. 1904.
Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia, 1876-. N. Y. 1877-
Arber, Edward, ed., Story of the Pilgrim Fathers. Lond. 1897.
Babcock, K. C., Rise of American Nationality (Amer. Nation). N.Y.
Bancroft, Frederic, William H. Seward. 2 vols. N. Y. 1900.
Bancroft, George, History of the Formation of the Constitution.

N.Y. 1882.

2 vols.

Bancroft, George, History of the United States. Bost. 10 vols. 18341874.

Barnes, James, David G. Farragut (Beacon). Bost.
Bassett, J. E., Federalist System (Amer. Nation).

* Bigelow, John, Samuel J. Tilden. 2 vols. N.Y.

Birney, William, James G. Birney. N.Y. 1890.

1899.

N. Y.
1895.

Botume, E. H., First Days amongst the Contrabands. Bost. 1893.
Bourinot, J. G., Story of Canada. N.Y. 1896.

Bourne, E. G., Spain in America (Amer. Nation). N.Y. 1904.
Bowne, E. S., A Girl's Life Eighty Years Ago. N.Y.
Brady, C. T., Stephen Decatur (Beacon). Bost. 1900.

1887.

Brigham, A. P., Geographic Influences in American History. Bost. 1903.

N. Y.

1899.

1895.

N.Y. 1895.

Bost.

Brooks, E. S., Story of our War with Spain. Bost.
Brooks, Noah, Short Studies in Party Politics.
* Brooks, Noah, Washington in Lincoln's Time.
* Brown, W. G., Andrew Jackson (Riverside).
Brown, W. G., The Lower South in American History.
Brown, W. G., Stephen Arnold Douglas (Riverside). Bost. 1902.
Browne, W. H., George Calvert and Cecilius Calvert (Makers of Amer.).
N. Y. 1890.

1900.

N.Y. 1902.

* Bruce, Henry, General Houston (Makers of Amer.). N. Y. Bruce, Henry, General Oglethorpe (Makers of Amer.). N.Y.

1891.

1890.

Bruce, P. A., Economic History of Virginia. 2 vols.

Bryant and Gay, Popular History of the United States. 5 vols. 1878-1898.

N.Y. 1896.

Burton, Richard, John Greenleaf Whittier (Beacon).
*Cable, G. W., Creoles of Louisiana. N. Y. 1884.
Cable, G. W., Negro Question. N.Y. 1890.
Cairnes, J. E., Slave Power. N.Y. 1862.

Bost. 1901.

Chic. 1900.

Caldwell, H. W., ed., American Territorial Development. Caldwell, H. W., ed., Great American Legislators. Chic. 1900. Caldwell, H. W., ed., Survey of American History. Chic. 1900. Callahan, J. M., Cuba and International Relations. Balt. 1899. *Cambridge Modern History. (Vol. VII. The United States.) N.Y. 1903.

Carpenter, E. J., American Advance. N. Y. 1903.

*Carpenter, F. B., Six Months at the White House. N.Y. 1866.

Century Co., Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. 4 vols. N.Y. 18881889.

*Chadwick, F. E., Causes of the Civil War (Amer. Nation). N.Y. Chamberlain, N. H., Samuel Sewall. Bost. 1897.

Chamberlin, J. E., John Brown (Beacon). Bost. 1899.

Channing, Edward, Jeffersonian System (Amer. Nation). N.Y. *Channing, Edward, Town and County Government in the English Colonies. Balt. 1884.

Chesnutt, C. W., Frederick Douglass (Beacon). Bost. 1899.
Cheyney, E. P., European Background (Amer. Nation). N. Y. 1904.
Cist, H. M., Army of the Cumberland (Campaigns of Civil War).
1882.

N.Y.

Colby, C. W., ed., Selections from the Sources of English History.

Lond. 1899.

Conant, C. A., Alexander Hamilton (Riverside). Bost. 1901.

Coppée, Henry, General Thomas (Great Commanders). N.Y. 1893. Cox, J. D., Atlanta (Campaigns of Civil War). N. Y. 1882.

Cox, J. D., March to the Sea (Campaigns of Civil War). N.Y. 1882. *Curtis, G. T., Constitutional History of the United States. 2 vols. N.Y. 1889-1896.

Dana, C. A., Recollections of the Civil War. N.Y. 1898. Dana, R. H., Jr., Two Years before the Mast.

Various eds.

Davies, H. E., General Sheridan (Great Commanders). N.Y. 1895.
Dawes, A. L., Charles Sumner (Makers of Amer.). N.Y. 1892.

* Dewey, D. R., Financial History of the United States (Amer. Citizen). N.Y.

1903.

Doubleday, Abner, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg (Campaigns of Civil War). N. Y. 1882.

Douglass, Frederick, Life and Times. Rev. ed. Bost. 1893.

* Doyle, J. A., English Colonies in America. 3 vols. pub. N.Y. 1889. Du Bose, J. W., Life of William Lowndes Yancey. Birm., Ala.

* Dunning, W. A., Civil War and Reconstruction. N.Y. 1898. N.Y.

Dunning, W. A., Reconstruction (Amer. Nation).

1892.

Eggleston and Seelye, Tecumseh and the Shawnee Prophet. N.Y. 1878. * Eggleston, Edward, Beginners of a Nation. N.Y. 1896. *Eggleston, Edward. Transit of Civilization. N.Y. 1901. Eggleston, G. C., American War Ballads. 2 vols. N.Y. 1889.

* Eggleston, G. C., A Rebel's Recollections. N.Y. 1878.

Elliott, S. B., Sam Houston (Beacon). Bost. 1900.

Elson, H. W., Side Lights on American History. 2 vols. N.Y. 1899-1900. Farrand, L., Basis of American History (Amer. Nation). N.Y. 1904. Fiske, John, American Revolution. 2 vols. Bost. 1891.

1889.

Bost. 1888.

Fiske, John, Beginnings of New England. Bost.
Fiske, John, Critical Period of American History.
Fiske, John, Discovery of America. 2 vols. Bost. 1892.
Fiske, John, Dutch and Quaker Colonies.

2 vols. Bost. 1899.

Fiske, John, Mississippi Valley in the Civil War. Bost. 1900.
Fiske, John, New France and New England. Bost. 1902.

* Fiske, John, Old Virginia and her Neighbours. 2 vols. Bost. 1897. Fithian, P. V., Journal and Letters, 1767-1774. Princeton, 1900.

Force, M. F., From Fort Henry to Corinth (Campaigns of Civil War).
N.Y. 1881.

Force, M. F., General Sherman (Great Commanders). N.Y. 1899.
Ford, P. L., The Many-sided Franklin. N. Y. 1899.

*Ford, P. L., The True George Washington. Phil. 1902.
Ford, W. C., National Problems (Amer. Nation).
Foster, J. W., American Diplomacy in the Orient.

N. Y.

Bost. 1903.

Foster, J. W., Century of American Diplomacy. Bost. 1900.

* Frothingham, R., Rise of the Republic of the United States. Bost. 1872.
Garrison, G. P., Texas (Amer. Commonwealths). Bost. 1903.
Garrison, G. P., Westward Extension (Amer. Nation). N.Y.
Gay, S. H., James Madison (Amer. Statesmen). Bost. 1900.
Gilman, D. C., James Monroe (Amer. Statesmen). Bost. 1900.

Gordy, J. P., History of Political Parties in the United States. 2 vols. pub. N.Y. 1900-1902.

Goss, W. L., Recollections of a Private. N.Y. 1891.

Gould, A. B., Louis Agassiz (Beacon). Bost. 1901.

Grant, Anne, Memoirs of an American Lady. Albany. 1876.

* Grant, U. S., Personal Memoirs. 2 vols. N. Y. 1885-1886.

Graydon, Alexander, Memoirs of a Life chiefly passed in Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg. 1811.

Greene, E. B., Provincial America (Amer. Nation). N. Y. 1905.
Greene, F. V., General Greene (Great Commanders). N.Y. 1893.
Greene, F. V., The Mississippi (Campaigns of Civil War). N. Y. 1882.
Greene, G. W., Historical View of the American Revolution. Bost. 1865.
Griffis, W. E., Sir William Johnson (Makers of Amer.). N. Y.
Hale, E. E., Jr., James Russell Lowell (Beacon). Bost. 1899.
Hapgood, Hutchins, Paul Jones (Riverside). Bost. 1901.
Hapgood, Norman, Abraham Lincoln. N. Y. 1899.

Hapgood, Norman. Daniel Webster (Beacon). Bost. 1899.

1891.

* Hart, A. B., Foundations of American Foreign Policy. N. Y. 1901.

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