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6 volumes. Vols I and II are first edition, early reissues, the remaining four volumes are first impressions of the first edition. Profusely illustrated with maps throughout, some folding and in colour, some double-page. Thick 8vo, publisher's original dark blue cloth, the spine panels lettered in gilt. [xii, 550, [4]; [vi], 614 [4]; [viii], 585, [viii]; viii, 575, [8]; viii, 623; [viii], 645 pp. A good copy, the text-blocks and maps all in pleasing condition, the bindings dark blue and unfaded, some volumes a bit shaken, light wear from use or shelving

Edizione: a complete set of channing's well respected history. channing was an important american historian and an author of the monumental history of the united states in six volumes, for which he won the 1926 pulitzer prize for history. his thorough research in printed sources and judicious judgments made the book a standard reference for scholars for decades. channing taught at harvard 1883–1929 and trained many phd's who became professors at major universities. <br> channing, was a son of the poet william ellery channing, companion of henry david thoreau, was associated throughout his career with harvard university, where he taught from 1883 to 1929. channing’s outlook was influenced by social darwinism, which led him to stress the forces of union over those of particularism as the dominant theme in u.s. history. based on original sources, his research stressed the unique contribution of each section to the whole. in emphasizing the significance of urbanization and of improvements in transportation, he challenged the frontier thesis of his illustrious colleague frederick jackson turner. this history of the united states, 6 vol. (1905–25), ranks as a major accomplishment in american historical writing. the sixth volume was awarded the pulitzer prize for history. britannica<br> "the merits widely recognized in this monumental work lie in the thoroughness of the author’s researches, his constant use and recognition of special monographs preceding, the determined fairness with which he strove to emancipate himself from bostonian prepossessions, his sturdy independence, and, especially in the later volumes, a freshness of view which led him, disregarding traditional valuations, to place his emphasis on the things that seemed to him really significant." aha