Charles Beard: 20 books

In this famous study, the author turned the hagiography of many earlier American historians on its head. Unlike those writers, who had stressed idealistic impulses as factors determining the structure of the American government, Beard questioned the Founding Fathers' motivations in drafting the Constitution...

As things now stand, the course of instruction in American history in our public schools embraces three distinct treatments of the subject. Three separate books are used. First, there is the primary book, which is usually a very condensed narrative with emphasis on biographies and anecdotes. Second,...

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Originally published in 1922, this volume is composed of four lectures which the author gave at Amherst College in 1916 on the Clark Foundation. The founders of this lectureship desired to help carry forward the eternal quest of mankind for ways and means with which to control its social destiny for...

This title critically reviews old and new literature, help to create greater awareness of the disease in the US and helps in the evaluation of certain epidemiological and public health issues. During the first half of the 20th century, Chagas disease was assumed to be absent from the U.S. and...

Published in 1913, this immensely influential and controversial history reinterpreted the motivations and actions of the members of the 1787 Constitutional Convention, suggesting that the importance of economic self-interest of the Founding Fathers outweighed abstract notions of philosophy in the shaping of the Constitution.