George Bancroft : Master Historian

Bancroft’s ten-volume History of the United States from the Discovery of the Continent contains an inherent contradiction. This essay explores Bancroft’s attempts to reconcile two contradictory points of view--the universality of human nature and his belief that nations developed their own distinctive values or ethos. Bancroft seemed to want it both ways: Americans shared a common human nature with all others, and yet they became something quite different historically. How could this be?Billias, George Athan is the author of 'George Bancroft : Master Historian', published 2004 under ISBN 9781929545162 and ISBN 1929545169.