Kraus, Michael, 1901-

The writing of American history / by Michael Kraus. - 1st ed. - Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 1953. - x, 387 p. ; 25 cm.

With hardcover To my Alma Mater, The City College

Index: pp. 377-387

Cont.: 1. Introduction -- 2. The first settlements -- 3. The era of colonialism -- 4. The growing national spirit: 1750-1800 -- 5. Gathering the records -awaiting the national historian -- 6. Patriots, romantics -and Hildreth -- 7. Francis Parkman -- 8. The rise of the "scientific school" -- 9. Henry Adams -- 10. The nationalist school -- 11. The imperial school of colonial history -- 12. The frontier and sectional historians -- 13. Biography -- 14. Contemporary trends.


United States--Historiography