The Study of American History: Being the Inaugural Lecture of the Sir George Watson Chair of American History, Literature and Institutions

James Bryce
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Reissue, 5/8/2014
EAN 9781107639515, ISBN10: 1107639514

Paperback, 74 pages, 19.8 x 12.9 x 0.4 cm
Language: English

First published in 1921 and originally delivered as the inaugural lecture of the Sir George Watson Chair of American History, Literature and Institutions, this book discusses the study of American history in Britain. Viscount Bryce also suggests alternative paths that American history could have taken if certain key historical events had been different. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in American history and its reception in Britain.

Prefatory note
The study of American history
Appendix. Relating to the foundation and purposes of the Sir George Watson Chair of American History, Literature, and Institutions, together with a reprint of the original correspondence relating thereto
Index.