Abstract
Since the publication of Charles Beard's An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution, conservative scholars have denounced it as "Marxist," while radical scholars have often embraced it as an exemplary piece of Marxist political theory. Yet Beard steadfastly denied that his Economic Interpretation was Marxist in its origin or import. Many scholars have dismissed Beard's disclaimers as a polemical maneuver, but this article asserts that they should be taken seriously. The author contends that Beard's historiography and political thought is rooted in the little known work of E. R. A. Seligman, whose The Economic Interpretation of History is the key to understanding how Beard's methodology differs from the historical materialism of Marx.
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