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Charles A. Beard (1874–1948)

Author of An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of The United States

Includes the names: Charles Beard, Charles A. Beard, Beard Charles A., Charels A. Beard, Charles Austin Beard, Charles Austin Beard

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Works by Charles A. Beard

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An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of The United States 291 copies, 4 reviews
A basic history of the United States 143 copies, 1 review
The Rise of American Civilization 87 copies
New basic history of the United States 75 copies
History of the United States 55 copies
Charles A. Beard's The presidents in American history 46 copies
The Republic: Conversations on Fundamentals 37 copies
America in midpassage 33 copies
The economic basis of politics, and related writings 32 copies
Whither Mankind: A Panorama of Modern Civilization (Editor) 21 copies, 2 reviews
The Supreme Court and the Constitution 19 copies
President Roosevelt and the Coming of the War, 1941: Appearances and… 17 copies
Economic origins of Jeffersonian democracy 16 copies
The Reformation of the 16th Century in Its Relation to Modern Thought and… 14 copies

American Government and Politics 14 copies

The History of the American People 13 copies

America In Midpassage Volume 1 10 copies

AMERICA IN MIDPASSAGE Volume II 9 copies

The Rise of American Civilization, Vol. II: The Indistrial Era 8 copies

The Making of American Civilization 8 copies

The Enduring Federalist 7 copies

America in midpassage, by Charles A. Beard & Mary R. Beard; drawings by… 7 copies

The American Spirit: A Study of the Idea of Civilization in the United… 7 copies

The American Leviathan: The Republic in the Machine Age 6 copies

The Rise of American Civilization, Vol. I: The Agricultural Era 5 copies

American foreign policy in the making, 1932-1940;: A study in… 5 copies

The idea of national interest; an analytical study in American foreign… 4 copies

Contemporary American history, 1877-1913 3 copies

Toward civilization 3 copies

American citizenship 3 copies

The future comes; a study of the New Deal 3 copies

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The Varieties of History: From Voltaire to the Present (Contributor) 177 copies
American Government: Readings and Cases (Contributor, some editions) 159 copies, 2 reviews
Sources: Notable Selections in American Government (Contributor) 9 copies

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Beard, Charles Austin

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Date of birth

1874-11-27

Date of death

1948-09-01

Burial location

Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum (Hartsdale ∙ New York ∙ USA)

Gender

male

Nationality

USA

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Birthplace

Place of death

New Milford, Connecticut, USA

Places of residence

Knightstown, Indiana, USA

New York, New York, USA

Tryon, North Carolina, USA

Education

Occupations

Relationships

Beard, Mary Ritter (wife)

Organizations

American Academy of Arts and Letters ( [1939])

American Political Science Association

American Historical Association (president ∙ 1933)

Columbia University

The New School

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