The forgotten presidents their untold constitutional legacy /
Gerhardt, Michael J., 1956-
The forgotten presidents their untold constitutional legacy / [electronic resource] : Michael J. Gerhardt. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 'The Forgotten Presidents', eminent constitutional scholar Michael Gerhardt tells the stories of thirteen presidents whom most Americans do not remember and scholars think had no constitutional impact, among them Chester Arthur, Martin Van Buren, and William Howard Taft. As Gerhardt shows, our forgotten presidents played crucial roles in laying some of the groundwork followed by Lincoln and other modern presidents, as well as providing examples for future lawmakers of constitutional choices to avoid.
9780199333264 (ebook) : No price
Presidents--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.--United States
Executive power--History.--United States
Constitutional history--United States.
United States--Politics and government.
KF5051 / .G47 2013
342.73
The forgotten presidents their untold constitutional legacy / [electronic resource] : Michael J. Gerhardt. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 'The Forgotten Presidents', eminent constitutional scholar Michael Gerhardt tells the stories of thirteen presidents whom most Americans do not remember and scholars think had no constitutional impact, among them Chester Arthur, Martin Van Buren, and William Howard Taft. As Gerhardt shows, our forgotten presidents played crucial roles in laying some of the groundwork followed by Lincoln and other modern presidents, as well as providing examples for future lawmakers of constitutional choices to avoid.
9780199333264 (ebook) : No price
Presidents--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.--United States
Executive power--History.--United States
Constitutional history--United States.
United States--Politics and government.
KF5051 / .G47 2013
342.73