Set 8--American historians

George Bancroft

Often called the Father of American History. He wrote a major multivolume history of the United States that presented the nation's development in a patriotic framework emphasizing national progress and democratic ideals.

William H. Prescott

An American historian known for influential accounts of the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru, including works published in 1843 and 1847.

Francis Parkman

An American historian who wrote about the struggle between France and Britain for control of North America during the colonial era.

Sectionalism in early American historical writing

Many prominent historians came from New England and wrote from Northern perspectives. Some criticized slavery and portrayed the South unfavorably, leading Southern critics to argue that American history was biased toward Boston and the North.