The Interbellum Constitution

A synthesis of legal, political, and social his...

To End a Presidency

'The history and future of our democracy's ulti...

The Last Battle of the Civil War

Seventeen years after Robert E. Lee's surrender...

In the Shadow of Dred Scott

The Dred Scott suit for freedom was merely the ...

To End a Presidency

'This is a book about ending presidencies throu...

Legislative History of American Immigration Policy, 1798-1965

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniver...

Border Law

The First Seminole War shaped how the United St...

Origins of the Dred Scott Case

The Supreme Court's 1857 Dred Scott decision de...

Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory

When they were brought to Oregon in 1844, Misso...

Andrew Jackson and the Rise of the Democratic Party

Contempt of Court

In this profound and fascinating book, the auth...

Perfecting the Union

In Perfecting the Union, Max M. Edling focuses ...