Edward Channing and the Great Work

by Davis D. Joyce

Twenty years after Edward Channing's death in 1931, historians differed rather widely in their evaluation of his work. A British author, surveying American historiography since 1890, was quite critical of Channing's major contribution, the six-volume History of the United States, contending that it "won only a contemporary reputation which is not wearing well. "l Referring specifically to the second volume of the History, this writer stated his feeling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9024716349
• ISBN13: 9789024716340
• Release Date: October 1974
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 242 Pages