Blessings of Liberty

This concise, accessible text by historian Michael Benedict provides students with a history of American constitutional development in the context of political, economic, and social change. The fourth edition is updated to include the 2016 election, the Trump administration, the 2020 election, and the first activities of the Biden administration.

Michael Les Benedict is a prominent American historian who taught at Ohio State University from 1970 until his retirement in 2005.