" llie American Constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off 

 at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.'''' — W. E. Gladstonk. 



HISTORY 



OF TlIE 



Formation of the Constitution 



OP TUE 



UNITED STATES OE AMERICA. 



By GEORGE BANCROFT. 



Uniform with, and a continuation of, the author''s '■'■History of the United 



States." 



2 vols., 8to. Clolfa, $3.50 per vol. 



%* These volames, while published separately, really form the eleventh and 

 twelfth volumes of tlie "History of the United States," being directly connected 

 with volume ten, last published. 



" This long-expected continuation of the magnum opus of Mr. Bancroft has 

 come at last, and, alike in perfection of style and fullness of contents, it abun- 

 dantly justifies the more than Horatian delay brought by the venerable author to 

 its preparation, in the grave and judicial summing up of its judgments on the 

 great men and the great events here passed in review, it does not sufler at all by 

 comparison with the immortal work of Thucydides, and it differs from the poign- 

 ant brevity of Tacitus only because Mr. Bancroft is broader and more liberal in 

 his philosophy." — New York Herald. 



'• Mr. George Bancroft, in his eighty -second year— an age which few men reach, 

 and at which few of those who do reach it retain the disposition or the capacity 

 for protracted literary labor— sends out to the world a work which, in its clear- 

 ness and strength of diction, its breadth of scope, its wealth of fresh material, 

 and its philosophic grasp of events and their causes, would have reflected honor 

 upon his prime. His ' History of the Formation of the Constitution of the United 

 States of America' may be viewed either as a continuation of his previous 'His- 

 tory of the United States,' or as an independent work ; and, viewed in either 

 aspect, it is a contribution to our literature of singular value and Importance.'' — 

 Boston Journal. 



" It is nearly a half-century since George Bancroft published the first volume 

 of the work by which his reputation has chiefly been made, and on which alone 

 it will rest in after-time. He now gives to the world two additional volumes of 

 his colossal undertaking, for, although possessing another title, they, in truth, 

 are but a part of the work begun so long ago. As now known, his • History of 

 the United States' ends with tlie peace. These volumes, therefore, take up the 

 narrative where volume ten (the last one published) leaves it off, and thus became 

 as much a continuation of the story as if they followed as volumes eleven and 

 twelve of the ' History of the United States.' '^—New York Times. 



■' In the historical literature of the world, Bancroft's History is a recognized 

 authority concerning the period which it covers. It is not merely a narrative, 

 but a philosophical treatise, dealing with causes and principles as well as events, 

 and tracing with remarkable skill the progress of enlightenment and liberal 

 ideas. The same plan that was followed in the first ten has been faithfully pur- 

 sued in these last two volumes, to which the student may turn with pride and 

 find stored up for his use the facts he seeks." — Chicago 'Jribtme. 



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