The book "History of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, by the House of Representatives and his trial by the Senate for high crimes and malfeasance, 1868." by Edmund Gibson Ross is a detailed narrative of the 1868 impeachment trial of the second President of the United States, Andrew Johnson. The author reveals the main events leading up to the impeachment, the process of impeachment by the House of Representatives and conviction in the Senate, and also examines various aspects of this important historical event. The book provides an opportunity to better understand the political climate and general zeitgeist of that period in the history of the United States, as well as to look at an important page of the American constitutional system through the prism of the conflict between the powerful branches of government.