Winsor's _Narrative and Critical History of America_ contains a short history of political parties by Professor Alexander Johnston. See also Johnston's admirable manual, _History of American Politics_, a book especially adapted for school use. Von Holst's _Constitutional and Political History of the United States_, six volumes, contains the most comprehensive treatment of the history of political parties. Schouler's _History of the United States under the Constitution_, is an exceedingly able and interesting work. Four volumes bring this history down to 1847. The fifth volume soon to appear, will bring the narrative down to the Civil War.
The first volume of Von Holst is especially interesting, as giving statements of the various theories held regarding the origin and nature of our constitution. Upon Nullification and Secession, see Von Holst's _Life of Calhoun_; Stephens' _War between the States_; Greeley's _American Conflict_; McPherson's _Political History of the Rebellion_; and articles in Lalor's _Encyclopaedia_. The _American Statesman Series_, now being published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co., contains valuable biographies of leading American statesmen. See especially in this series Schurz's _Henry Clay_; Morse's _Jefferson_; Lodge's _Webster_; and Von Holst's _Calhoun_. Upon the Economic contrasts between the North and South, see Von Holst's Constitutional History, Vol. I, Chapters IX and X. Taussig's _History of the Tariff_, gives the best history of this much debated subject.
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