Bancroft traces the rise of self-government from the dawn of history through the discovery of America, colonial settlement and the forming of the Union, then turns to a detailed account of how the federal system works. Chronological tables record each administration and election, down to the electoral votes of 1824 that sent the presidency to the House.
A thorough nineteenth-century civic handbook, useful to anyone curious how Americans of the era understood their own government. Download the free EPUB.