Richard Hildreth

Richard Hildreth (June 28, 1807 – July 11, 1865), was an American journalist, author and historian.^[1] He is best known for writing his six-volume History of the United States of America covering 1497–1821 and published 1840-1853.^[2] Historians consider it a highly accurate political history of the early Republic, but with a strong bias in favor of the Federalist Party and the abolition of slavery.^[3]

^ Carnes, Mark C. (2005). "Richard Hildreth," American National Biography, Supplement 2, pp. 258–260.
^ Charles Wells Moulton (1910). 1855-1874. H. Malkan. p. 453.
^ Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., "The Problem of Richard Hildreth," New England Quarterly (1940) 13#2 pp. 223–245 in JSTOR

[1] Carnes, Mark C. (2005). "Richard Hildreth," American National Biography, Supplement 2, pp. 258–260.

[2] Charles Wells Moulton (1910). 1855-1874. H. Malkan. p. 453.

[3] Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., "The Problem of Richard Hildreth," New England Quarterly (1940) 13#2 pp. 223–245 in JSTOR

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