Guide to the Study of American History. By EDWARD CHANNING and ALBERT BUSHNELL HART. Pp. xvi, 47I. Price, $2.I5. Bos ton: Ginn & Co., I896
| Author | Bernard C. Steiner |
| Published date | 01 September 1897 |
| Date | 01 September 1897 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/000271629700900210 |
84
with
the
discussion
over
the
new
Constitution
and
ending
with
the
&dquo;accession &dquo;
of
Jackson
to
the
throne
of
power,
and
that
covers
the
remaining
years,
including,
of
course,
the
struggle
over
slavery
and
the
Civil
War
in
the
hundred
that
are
left.
That
Professor
Channing’s
book
is
lacking
on
the
side
of
perspective
must
be
one
of
the
faults
connected
with
this
uneven
treatment
of
different
periods.
Professor
Channing,
however,
has
written
so
readable
an
account
of the
causes
of
the
Revolution,
and
of
the
social
conditions
out
of
which
it
took
its
rise,
that
one
may
well
overlook
the
faults
that
are
so
conspicuous
in
his
later
chapters.
It
is
pleasing
to
note,
too,
in
this
age
of
newspaper
warfare,
that
so
little
space
is
given
to
the
mere
details
of
battles.
Instead
of
the
usual
account
of
the
fights
and
skir-
mishes
of
the
Revolution
we
have
an
interesting
comparison
of
the
military
qualifications
of
the
American
and
British
leaders,
and
an
estimate
of
the
character
of the
contest,
wherein,
while
due
credit
is
given
the
importance
of
foreign
aid
to
the
cause,
Professor
Channing
ascribes
the
successful
issue
to
the
genius
of
our
generals
and
the
courage
of
our
soldiers.
Furthermore,
we
welcome
the
emphasis
that
is
placed
upon
the
fact
that
the
philosophy
of
the
Declaration
of
In-
dependence
is
English
and
not
French.
Space
is
lacking
to
do
more
than
note
the
author’s
failure
to
ade-
quately
describe
the
economic
importance
of
the
formative
period
from
1815
to
i84o,
in
which
we
include
the
growth
of the
West
to
political
power;
to
draw
attention
to
the
appreciative
treatment
of the
slavery
discussions,
with
their
attendant
evil,
the
bullying
war
with
Mexico;
and
to
add
that
the
chapter
devoted
to
the
Civil
War
is
a
well
condensed
narrative.
Three
excellent maps
accompany
the
text.
Of
errors
of
statement
we
have
noted
several,
but
in
a
general
work
they
are
unavoidable.
The
printer
is
no
doubt
responsible
for
making
Lte
move
the
resolution
of
independence
on
June
17,
and
for
chang-
ing
the
time
of
the
postponement
of
its
consideration
from
three
weeks
to
two
(p.
86).
But
we
fear
he
can
hardly
be
held
accountable
for
putting
the
events
of
Arnold’s
treason
in
the
year
1779
(p.
95).
Philadelphia.
HERBERT
FRIEDENWALD.
Guide
to
the
Study
of
American
History.
By
EDWARD
CHANNING
and
ALBERT
BUSHNELL
HART.
Pp.
xvi, 47I.
Price,
$2.I5.
Bos-
ton:
Ginn &
Co.,
I896.
The
syllabi
issued
for
the
students
in
the
American
history
courses
at
Harvard
University
have
been
well
known
and
highly
esteemed
for
several
years.
To
these
syllabi,
revised
and
adapted
to
their
new
purpose,
Professors
Channing
and
Hart
have
prefixed
a
series
of
brief
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