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1 Online-Ressource (xv, 214 Seiten) :
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ISBN:
978-1-139-01498-4
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
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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
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover ISBN 978-0-521-51421-7
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-107-42513-2
Language:
English
Keywords:
1857-1930 Taft, William H.
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1857-1930 Taft, William H.
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1858-1919 Roosevelt, Theodore
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Progressismus
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Konservativismus
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Biografie
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Biografie
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10.1017/CBO9781139014984
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