Imperial from the Beginning

“A Herculean effort to gather together all the extant materials dealing with the formulation of Article II of the Constitution. . . . The amount of scholarship that went into this book is staggering. Its fairness and accuracy leap out of every page."—Richard Epstein, NYU Law School

~Richard Epstein

“By far and away the best and most comprehensive account available of the Framers’ original understanding of the powers and duties of the presidency.”--Steven Calabresi, Northwestern Law School

~Steven Calabresi

“A clearly organized, well-argued book featuring informative legal scholarship.”--Edward Larson, Pepperdine University Law School

~Edward Larson

Received honorable mention for the 2016 Scribes Book Award sponsored by the American Society of Legal Writers.

~Scribes Book Award, American Society of Legal Writers