George Bancroft

Bancroft c. 1860 George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 – January 17, 1891) was an American historian, statesman and Democratic politician who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state of Massachusetts and at the national and international levels.

During his tenure as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He was a senior American diplomat in Europe, leading diplomatic missions to Britain and Germany. Among his best-known writings is the magisterial series, ''History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent''. Provided by Wikipedia
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    History of the United States : from the discovery of the American continent /
    by Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
    Published 1834
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    History of the United States of America, from the discovery of the continent [to 1789]
    by Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
    Published 1883
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    A plea for the Constitution of the U.S. of America, wounded in the house of its guardians /
    by Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
    Published 1886
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    Memoirs of General Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States : containing a full account of his Indian campaigns, and defense of New-Orleans : and numerous anecdotes, illustrative of his character : together with his veto of the Bank Bill : proclamation to the nullifiers : farewell address &c., &c. : to which is added the eulogy of Hon. Geo. Bancroft /
    by Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
    Published 1845
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    History of the formation of the Constitution of the United States of America /
    by Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
    Published 1882
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    History of the formation of the Constitution of the United States of America /
    by Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
    Published 1882
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    Mr. Bancroft's letter on the exchange of prisoners during the American War of Independence.
    by Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
    Published 1862
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    Memorial addresses delivered before the two houses of Congress on the life and character of Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley /
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    Our martyr President, Abraham Lincoln : voices from the pulpit of New York and Brooklyn /
    by Williams, William R., 1804-1885, Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887, Bellows, Henry W. (Henry Whitney), 1814-1882, Tyng, Stephen H. (Stephen Higginson), 1800-1885, Robinson, Charles S. (Charles Seymour), 1829-1899, Budington, William Ives, 1815-1879, McClintock, John, 1814-1870, Littlejohn, Abram Newkirk, 1824-1901, Cuyler, Theodore L. (Theodore Ledyard), 1822-1909, Thompson, Joseph P. (Joseph Parrish), 1819-1879, Eells, James, 1822-1886, Porter, Elbert Stothoff, 1820-1888, Rogers, E. P. (Ebenezer Platt), 1817-1881, Burchard, S. D. (Samuel Dickinson), 1812-1891, Rockwell, J. E. (Joel Edson), 1816-1882, Spear, Samuel T. (Samuel Thayer), 1812-1891, Lowry, Robert, 1826-1899, Hunt, Albert S. (Albert Sanford), 1827-1898, Adams, William, 1807-1880, Fox, Henry J. 1821-1891, Smith, Henry Boynton, 1815-1877, Bancroft, George, 1800-1891, Simpson, Matthew, 1811-1884
    Published 1865
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    Reflections on the politics of ancient Greece /
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    Ancient Greece /
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