64/104 G.T. Curtis's "History of the Constitution of the United States," 2 vols. (1854), which also subsequently appeared as Volume I of his "Constitutional History of the United States," is one of the standard works, but does not retain quite the same hold that Bancroft's volumes do. McLaughlin's "The Confederation and the Constitution" (1905), in the "American Nation," is distinctly the best. John Fiske's "Critical Period of American History" (1888), written with the clearness of presentation and charm of style which are characteristic of the author, is an interesting and readable comprehensive account. |