UID:
almafu_9959232497302883
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 214 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-139-19946-3
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1-107-22416-0
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1-280-48432-2
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9786613579300
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1-139-20527-7
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1-139-20308-8
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1-139-20607-9
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1-139-20167-0
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1-139-20449-1
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1-139-01498-6
Content:
In this biographical study of the only American ever to have been both President and Chief Justice of the United States, Jonathan Lurie reassesses William Howard Taft's multiple careers, which culminated in Taft's election to the presidency in 1908 as the chosen successor to Theodore Roosevelt. By 1912, however, the relationship between Taft and Roosevelt had ruptured. Lurie re-examines the Taft-Roosevelt friendship and concludes that it rested on flimsy ground. He also places Taft in a progressive context, taking Taft's own self-description as 'a believer in progressive conservatism' as the starting point. At the end of his biography, Lurie concludes that this label is accurate when applied to Taft.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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The early years, 1857-1887 -- Judges and justice, 1887-1900 -- Roosevelt and Taft in the Philippines, 1900-1904 -- The unwilling heir, 1904-1908 -- President Taft : tensions and travail, 1909-1910 -- Jockeying on the court, 1910-1911 -- At the brink, 1911 -- The split, 1912 -- Relief and renewal, 1913-1921.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-42513-1
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-51421-5
Language:
English
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