books by Eric McKitrick

books by Eric McKitrick

books:

Eric McKitrick

The Age of Federalism: The Early American Republic, 1788-1800

Stanley Elkins, Eric McKitrick

Oxford University Press, USA, 1995

Leisurely and Learned Look at the Founding Years
This book is about the fateful decisions and maneuvers our government took in the dozen years after the Constitution was adopted and the new country launched. The predatory European powers were a danger. The states, suddenly demoted to mere parts of a much larger ...

Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction

Eric L. McKitrick

Oxford University Press, USA, 1988

Thoughtful analysis that puts much of the blame on Johnson.
I read this book some time ago for a college course and it is one of those rare books that sticks with you. It came to mind again recently since Andrew Johnson is the only other President other than the current occupant to undergo impeachment. Toward the end of the ...

Slavery Defended: The Views of the Old South (Spectrum Books)

Prentice Hall, 1963

Excellent Collection
I'm really dismayed that this collection is out of print, and I wish that there were another one of similar quality. It's a wonderful book for understanding the slavery debate, and especially for helping to counter the _Gone With the Wind_ view of slavers and slavery. ...

Men of Little Faith: Selected Writings of Cecelia Kenyon

Cecelia M. Kenyon, Eric L. McKitrick, ...

University of Massachusetts Press, 2003

A statist view of 1787, yet useful
From the outset, I wish that it be known that I am quite critical of the author's statist view. Having said that, there is much useful material between the covers of this volume. After an introduction by the editors, Cecelia Kenyon's "Men of Little Faith: the ...