▁Morgan , ▁B anc ro ft ' s ▁treatment ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution ▁is ▁most ▁similar ▁to ▁another ▁Wh ig ▁historian , ▁the ▁British ▁states man ▁Sir ▁George ▁Tre v ely an . ▁ ▁V itz th um ▁arg ues ▁that ▁B anc ro ft ▁was ▁the ▁historian ▁as ▁artist ▁and ▁phil os opher . ▁He ▁used ▁past ▁events ▁to ▁exempl ify ▁his ▁moral ▁vision , ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁Un itar ian ▁faith ▁in ▁progress . ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁America ▁exempl ified ▁the ▁grad ual ▁unfold ing ▁of ▁God ' s ▁purpose ▁for ▁man kind ▁– ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁religious ▁and ▁political ▁liberty . ▁The ▁tone ▁of ▁moral ▁certain ty ▁made ▁his ▁volumes ▁popular , ▁in ▁combination ▁with ▁their ▁grand ▁art istic ▁swe ep , ▁intensity , ▁and ▁coh er ence . ▁ ▁B anc ro ft ' s ▁or ot und ▁rom antic ▁style ▁and ▁enthus i astic ▁patri ot ism ▁anno yed ▁later ▁gener ations ▁of ▁scientific ▁histor ians , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁assign ▁his ▁books ▁to ▁students . ▁Furthermore , ▁sch ol ars ▁of ▁the ▁" Im per ial ▁School " ▁after ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁took ▁a ▁more ▁favor able ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁intent ions ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁than ▁he ▁did . ▁ ▁B anc ro ft ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Anti qu arian ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Dom estic ▁Cor respond ence ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8