Ames ' 1897 monograph The Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the United States During the First Century of Its History was an expansion of his doctoral dissertation .
Its History indexed 1,736 amendments proposed to the United States Constitution .
Ames ' 1897 monograph The Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the United States During the First Century of Its History , which indexed 1,736 amendments proposed to the United States Constitution , was an expansion of his doctoral dissertation .