The Rise of the Federal Colossus: The Growth of Federal Power from Lincoln to F.D.R.

by Peter Zavodnyik

This 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.

The Rise of the Federal Colossus: The Growth of Federal Power from Lincoln to F.D.R. offers readers a front-row seat for the critical phases of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313392935
• ISBN13: 9780313392931
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 2.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years