{"product_id":"the-presidents-and-the-constitution-ken-gormley-9781479802128","title":"The Presidents and the Constitution, Volume One: From the Founding Fathers to the Progressive Era","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShines a light on the constitutional issues that confronted and shaped each presidency from George Washington to the Progressive Era\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing from the monumental \u003ci\u003eThe Presidents and the Constitution: A Living History\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2016, the nation's foremost experts in the American presidency and the US Constitution join together to tell the intertwined stories of how the first twenty-seven distinctive American presidents have confronted and shaped the Constitution and thus defined the most powerful office in human history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom George Washington to William Howard Taft, \u003ci\u003eThe Presidents and the Constitution, Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the evolving American presidency in a unique way--through the lens of the Constitution itself. Arranged chronologically by president, the book examines the constitutional issues confronting each president in the context of the personalities driving historical events.The contributors illustrate the extensive powers of the American presidency in domestic and foreign affairs, showing how they have been used by the men who were granted them, and brings to light the overarching constitutional themes that span this country's history and tie each presidency to the other branches of government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Gormley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479802123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479802128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Ken Gormley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983707472127,"sku":"9781479802128","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_909d4a89-be13-4a31-ac9a-54c0df5e6445.jpg?v=1683268244","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-presidents-and-the-constitution-ken-gormley-9781479802128","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}