A History of the American People, in Ten Volumes: Documentary Edition, Enlarged by the Addition of Original Sources and Leading Documents of American History Including Narratives of Early Explorers, Grants, Charters, Concessions, Treaties, Revolutionary Documents, State Papers, Proclamations and Enactments. Illustrated with Contemporary Views, Portraits, Facsimiles and Maps Selected from Rare Books and Prints - Vol. I. & II. The Swarming of the English; Vol. III. & IV. Colonies and Nation; Vol. V. & VI. The Founding of the Government; Vol. VII. & VIII. Critical Changes and Civil War; Vol. IX. & X. Reunion and Nationalization

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1917. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First thus. 1/2 inch tear to spine head of first volume, minor wear to corners of all volumes, original publisher's check slip and newspaper clipping regarding Wilson's death laid in. 1917 Hard Cover. Complete in ten volumes. Expanded from 1902 five-volume edition with original source material, etc. This edition precedes the limited edition of this expanded version, which was released in 1918. A history of America and its citizens by the 28th President of the United States. The work was originally published twelve years before he was elected to the office, while he was serving as President of Princeton University, and began as a series of articles written for Harper's magazine. The work is quite controversial for its apologetic position with regard to the formation and actions of the Ku Klux Klan, specifically Wilson's dismissal of lynchings, and is often used to assert that racial prejudice informed many of Wilson's social policies. Wilson's work is quoted in The Birth of a Nation, a film controversial for its negative portrayal of African-Americans. Wilson viewed the film at the White House (it was the first film to be viewed there), but later distanced himself from it. (Inventory #: 2346260)