The time that has elapsed since 1787 may be spanned by the lives of two elderly men, yet the changes which have been wrought in the Old Northwest since the first feeble American beginnings at Marietta would have staggered the imagination of any man then alive. Here began the political expansion of the United States; here the principles which made possible the development of the nation we know today were first concretely applied. Such is the historical significance of the Ordinance of 1787.

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History of the Ordinance of 1787 and the old Northwest Territory — Part 72

_Drawn by Mary Brent Davis, Coshocton, Ohio_]

History of the Ordinance of 1787 and the old Northwest Territory — Part 72

CONDENSED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS ON THE ORDINANCE OF 1787 AND THE HISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY

History of the Ordinance of 1787 and the old Northwest Territory — Part 72

Compiled by GEORGE J. BLAZIER _Historian to the Commission_

This bibliography comprises general works relating to the Northwest Territory. To students desiring a more complete reference list, an extended bibliography prepared by the Commission will be sent without charge upon request. For additional works on the subject, and for single and local phases thereof, the reader is also directed to the best bibliographical works as follows:

Bradford, Thomas L.; and Henkels, Stanislaus V. Bibliographer’s manual of American history. Philadelphia, Henkels & Co., 1907-10. 5v.

Channing, Edward; Hart, Albert B.; and Turner, Frederick J. Guide to the study and reading of American history. Rev. and augm. ed. Boston, Ginn & Co., 1912. 650p.

Griffin, Grace G. Writings on American history, 1906-date. New York, Macmillan Co.; Washington, Govt. print. off.; etc., 1908-date. v.13-date published as Supplement to the Annual Report of the American Historical Assn., 1918-.

Larned, Josephus H., ed. Literature of American history, a bibliographical guide. Boston, A. L. A. pub. board, 1902. 596p. Supplement for 1900 and 1901, ed. by P. P. Wells. 37p. Supplements for 1902, 1903 appeared in series: Annotated titles of books on English and American history. Boston, A. L. A. pub. board. Supplement for 1904. Boston, A. L. A. pub. board.

McLaughlin, Andrew C.; Slade, William A.; and Lewis, Ernest D. Writings on American history, 1903. Washington, Carnegie Inst., 1905. 172p.

Richardson, Ernest C.; and Morse, Anson E. Writings on American history, 1902. Princeton, N. J., Univ. library, 1904. 294p. Same, 1903. Washington, Carnegie Inst., 1905. 172p.