The Forgotten Presidents: Their Untold Constitutional Legacy
"The Forgotten Presidents run the gamut, from the truly important like Grover Cleveland to the truly forgettable like William Henry Harrison.  But in recovering these stories, Michael Gerhardt reminds us that every president leaves a trace.  The occupants of the highest office exercised power to reshape the nation they inherited, and in doing so they all sparked constitutional debates and transformed the constitutional landscape.  Even our forgotten presidents helped shape the world we live in; a lesson worth remembering today." --Keith E. Whittington, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics, Princeton University"Forgotten but not gone.  In these captivating stories, Professor Gerhardt shows how even our lesser presidents shaped the constitutional order and the political world that 21st century Americans inhabit." --Michael C. Dorf, Robert S. Stevens Professor, Cornell University Law School"...Gerhardt's study is a positive contribution to the study of the presidency and the Constitution..." --Congress & the Presidency