lume on the Revolution is W. E.
H. Lecky, "The American Revolution," 1912. Other good accounts: E.
Charming, "History of the United States," vol. III, 1912; G. Howard,
"Preliminaries of the American Revolution," 1905; S. G. Fisher,
"Struggle for American Independence," 2 vols. 1908 (controverts many
traditional ideas. Interesting book by a man who has been bored by the
laudation of the heroic and patriotic side of the Revolution). Of the
more detailed histories, the best are: G. Bancroft, "History of the
United States," 10 vols. 1834-1874 (vols. V-VIII deal with the period
1765-1776. Strongly prejudiced but accurate as to facts; based on
documents collected in European archives, some of which are not easily
obtainable elsewhere. Revised ed., 6 vols. 1885, omits notes and
references, and therefore not so valuable as the original edition); G.
O. Trevelyan, "The American Revolution," 6 vols. 1899 1914 (brilliantly
written by an Englishman of Liberal sympathies. On the whole the work
on the Revolution best worth reading). Studies of the beginnings of
the Revolution in particular colonies: C. H. Lincoln, "Revolutionary
Movement in Pennsylvania," 1901; H. J. Eckenrode, "The Revolution in
Virginia," 1916; C. L. Becker, "History of political Parties in New
York,1760-1776," 1909. The best account of the British policy leading
up to the Grenville measures is G. L: Beer, "British Colonial Policy,
1754-1765", 1907. The interesting and important subject of the
Loyalists is sketched in C. H. Van Tyne, "The Loyalists of the American
Revolution," 1902. Interesting biographies well worth reading: W. W.
Henry, "Patrick Henry: Life, Correspondence, and Speeches," 3 vols.
1891; J. K. Hosmer, "Life of Thomas Hutchinson," 1896; J. K. Hosmer,
"Samuel Adams," 1893; M. Chamberlin, "John Adams," 1884; C. J. Stille,
"The Life and Times of John Dickinson," 1891; D. D. Wallace, "Life of
Henry Laurens," 1915; P. L. Ford, "The Many-Sided Franklin," 1899; J.
Parton, "Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin," 2 vols. 1867.

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