America And Britain, Includijng America's Entry Into The War, British And American Relatuons, The Monroe Docrine, The Background Of American Federalism

221 Pp. A Series Of Lectures Given During The War By The Author, Head Of The Dept Of History At Chicago University [Now The University Of Chicago]. Clean, Unmarked, Gilt Lettering On Covers Still Bright, 1/8" Pull Tear Or Fray At Top Of Spine. Dj Clean, Spine Tanned, 3/16' Chipped Away Across Top Of Spine Without Affecting Lettering, A Few 1/8" Chips Along Top Edge And At Upper Tips. Per Wikipedia, Andrew Cunningham Mclaughlin ( 1861 – 1947) Was An American Historian Known As An Authority On U.S. Constitutional History.Mclaughlin Taught Latin At The University Of Michigan, Then Transferred To The History Department, Where He Taught American History Until He Was Recruited In 1906 By University Of Chicago President William Rainey Harper, Teaching There Until 1929. By 1903 Mclaughlin Was A Respected Historian. He Was Selected To Be The First Director Of The Department Of Historical Research At The Newly Created Carnegie Institution In Washington, D.C., A Post He Held For Two Years. In 1914 He Was Named President Of The American Historical Association, Becoming An Advocate For Historians Giving Guidance On World Events, Touring The United Kingdom In 1918 To Support Its Efforts In World War I, Lecturing On The Causes That Had Led The United States Into The War. His Book America And Britain (1919) Was A Compilation Of These Lectures.Mclaughlin's First Major Book Confederation And Constitution, 1783–1789 (1907) Was A Volume In The American Nation Series, Planned And Edited By Albert Bushnell Hart Of Harvard University. His Other Major Works Include The Courts, The Constitution, And Parties: Studiers In Constitutional History And Politics (1912) And The Foundations Of American Constitutionalism (1932), Based On The Anson G. Phelps Lectures Delivered At New York University. Mclaughlin's Magnum Opus A Constitutional History Of The United States (1935) Won The 1936 Pulitzer Prize For History. Written For The Average Reader, The Purpose Is "To Present Briefly And Clearly The Constitutional History Of The United States During Nearly Two Centuries", Not Giving A History Of Constitutional Law As Announced By The Courts, But Of The Development Of Constitutional Principles In Relation To Political And Social Conditions And Forces Outside Of The Courtroom. "The Most Significant And Conclusive Constitutional Decision Was Not Rendered By A Court Of Law But Delivered At The Famous Meeting Of General Grant And General Lee At Appomattox.".…