This is the best very brief introduction to the U.S. Constitution at a great price. A fascinating read for anyone of any age.

The benchmark reference guide to Supreme Court decisions.

Excellent compilation of the Constitutional debate by one of the greatest scholars of the American Revolution.

One of the founding fathers (although most people do not think of him as so) and one of the most important American leaders in history. This is the best book on certainly the greatest Supreme Court Chief Justice. (Personally, I would also rank Charles Evans Hughes also among my favorites.)

Long considered a benchmark book on the subject for high schoolers. A well-written introduction to the creation of the Constitution.

These are the series of propaganda arguments that Madison, Hamilton, and Jay wrote to promote the ratification of the Constitution. The lack of a Bill of Rights caused some resistance, but the Constitution was ratified. The Bill of Rights was later adopted.

This book won the Pulitzer Prize. The Revolution and Jefferson changed America from colonies, to a republic, and unexpectedly to a democracy. Jefferson's Declaration of Independence says, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

An outstanding book on the revolutionary Fourteenth Amendment for individual rights, ratified following the Union victory in the Civil War. States Rights racist activists have denounced the 14th Amendment ever since. They say the Constitution should be interpreted only as the original framers intended - before the revolutionary 14th Amendment changed the Constitution.

The first ten Amendments - the Bill of Rights - restricted the Federal Government: "Congress shall make no law..." Then the 14th Amendment following the Civil War extended the Bill of Rights to the states: "No State shall..." This book explains the Incorporation of the Bill of Rights. Charles Evans Hughes in the 1920s was responsible for finally applying the 14th Amendment as originally intended.

This is a well-written introduction to FDR and a fascinating history of the era. The author is a scholar of Constitutional law and brilliantly describes Roosevelt's disastrous plan to pack the Supreme Court after his landslide 1934 election. FDR lost that battle but won the larger war. Also read "The Supreme Court Reborn" by William Leuchtenburg.

The Constitution and Bill of Rights. Note that later Amendments expanded the Bill of Rights, especially the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments following the Civil War.

Winner of the Bancroft Prize.

A good book on the workings of the Supreme Court, which is more sensitive to broader political shifts than you might think.

This book is considered the standard book on the American Revolution, with emphasis on battles (glossed over in other works). The first-third of the book drags a bit in details, but those details are relevant to describing the ideological environment. The section on the Constitutional Convention is very good.

This excellent book won the Pulitzer Prize. This is THE best book on the Civil War. Lincoln said, "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the principal that all men are created equal... this nation, Under God, shall have a new birth of freedom."

A rigorous study of the origins of the Constitution. For advanced study.

An outstanding and very detailed book on the faiths of the Founding Fathers. Religious tolerance is an American tradition.

Practical tips for becoming a better trial lawyer.