Format:
Online-Ressource (232 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780521514217
Content:
This book sheds new light on William Howard Taft, re-examining the Taft-Theodore Roosevelt relationship and placing Taft in a progressive context
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; William Howard Taft; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Illustrations; Preface; PART ONETHE ROAD TO THE PRESIDENCY; 1 The Early Years, 1857-1887; AT HOME WITH ALPHONSO AND LOUISA; YALE AND LAW SCHOOL; EARLY PATRONAGE FOR WILL; FALLING FOR NELLIE; 2 Judges and Justice, 1887-1900; JUDGE TAFT; SOLICITOR GENERAL; CIRCUIT JUDGE; 3 Roosevelt and Taft in the Philippines, 1900-1904; TO ACCEPT OR NOT TO ACCEPT?; TAFT AND THE ARMY; RACE, RACISM, AND TAFT; TR AND TAFT; JUSTICE TAFT?; 4 The Unwilling Heir, 1904-1908; WILL AS SECRETARY OF WAR; WILL AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE?; MORE HEDGING FROM TR
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TR AND WILL CAMPAIGNINGVICTORY; PART TWOTHE PRESIDENCY; 5 President Taft Tensions and Travail, 1909-1910; TENSIONS SO SOON; PRESIDENTIAL METHODOLOGY; THE TARIFF; BALLINGER AND PINCHOT; 6 Jockeying on the Court, 1910-1911; ISSUES WITH INSURGENTS; JUDGING JUSTICES; DRIFTING APART; 7 At the Brink, 1911; ECHOES OF BALLINGER; AGAIN THE TARIFF; TAFT AND ANTITRUST; TR AND ANTI-TAFT; 8 The Split, 1912; CUSHIONING THE COLLISION; OPEN BATTLE; ARMAGEDDON AND BEYOND; AFTERMATH; 9 Relief and Renewal, 1913-1921; THE PROFESSOR; EXTERNAL ISSUES; AGAIN LOUIS BRANDEIS; TAFT AND THE LEAGUE; AT LAST; Epilogue
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Bibliographical NoteIndex
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781139204491
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521514217
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe William Howard Taft: The Travails of a Progressive Conservative
Language:
English
Keywords:
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