{"product_id":"the-rise-of-the-federal-peter-zavodnyik-9780313392931","title":"The Rise of the Federal Colossus: The Growth of Federal Power from Lincoln to F.D.R.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis challenging book explores the debates over the scope of the enumerated powers of Congress and the Fourteenth Amendment that accompanied the expansion of federal authority during the period between the beginning of the Civil War and the inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Federal Colossus: The Growth of Federal Power from Lincoln to F.D.R.\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers a front-row seat for the critical phases of a debate that is at the very center of American history, exploring such controversial issues as what powers are bestowed on the federal government, what its role should be, and how the Constitution should be interpreted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book argues that the critical period in the growth of federal power was not the New Deal and the three decades that followed, but the preceding 72 years when important precedents establishing the national government's authority to aid citizens in distress, regulate labor, and take steps to foster economic growth were established. The author explores newspaper and magazine articles, as well as congressional debates and court opinions, to determine how Americans perceived the growing authority of their national government and examine arguments over whether novel federal activities had any constitutional basis. Responses of government to the enormous changes that took place during this period are also surveyed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Zavodnyik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313392935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313392931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011 pg. 127","brand":"Peter Zavodnyik","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135979172095,"sku":"9780313392931","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c5f83e1-3976-4e8e-abd0-52175d71f5d6.jpg?v=1770159705","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rise-of-the-federal-peter-zavodnyik-9780313392931","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}