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- Book Title
- William Howard Taft: The Travails of a Progressive Conservative
- Publication Date
- 2011-11-14
- Pages
- 232
- ISBN
- 9780521514217
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521514215
ISBN-13
9780521514217
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109044689
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
William Howard Taft : the Travails of a Progressive Conservative
Subject
United States / 20th Century, Presidents & Heads of State, United States / General
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2011-007926
Reviews
"This lucid, fascinating, and beautifully written account invites us to reconsider the place in history of William Howard Taft. Professor Lurie covers Taft's career up to the point when he achieved his life's goal: the Supreme Court. The book is a superb achievement a major study of an important and often misunderstood figure in American political and legal history." Lawrence M. Friedman, Stanford Law School, "Lurie has written extensively and authoritatively on legal, military, and constitutional subjects. With Taft he has chosen a biographee very suited to his own talents." -Walter Nugent, The Journal of American History, "In this pithy and engaging study of William Howard Taft's political career, Jonathan Lurie argues convincingly that Taft was more progressive than previous historians have recognized and that Taft accurately characterized himself as a progressive conservative. Lurie demonstrates that Taft's vision of a vigorous federal role in promoting the public interest inspired his progressive policies on tariff reform, conservation of natural resources, labor, federal administration, and antitrust enforcement. By explaining why Taft's presidency was much more than a mere interlude between the progressive presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, Lurie's superb book should kindle greater appreciation for Taft among historians and general readers alike." -William G. Ross, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, "This lucid, fascinating, and beautifully written account invites us to reconsider the place in history of William Howard Taft. Professor Lurie covers Taft's career up to the point when he achieved his life's goal: the Supreme Court. The book is a superb achievement-a major study of an important and often misunderstood figure in American political and legal history." -Lawrence M. Friedman, Stanford Law School, "This insightful book by a significan scholar will certainly provide scholars of the US presidency with a very valuable source. Essential." -Choice, "For too many years, William Howard Taft's one term as president has been dismissed, along with him, as a failure, overshadowed by the two men who came before and after him. Jonathan Lurie's lucid re-examination of Taft's presidency will give everyone pause for thought, and historians will have to take another look at the Taft White House in terms of Taft's own description of himself as a 'progressive conservative.' A very well done book." -Melvin I. Urofsky, Virginia Commonwealth University, "Jonathan Lurie traces the life of President William Howard Taft from his birth in 1857 to his appointment as chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1921." -Walter Nugent, The Journal of American History, "This well-written and engaging account of Taft's relationship with Theodore Roosevelt and his career up to 1921 (the first volume, of a planed two-volume study of Taft) constitutes a significant revision of the literature. Lurie demonstrates that Taft was, as he claimed to be, an important 'progressive conservative' who achieved and protected more 'progressive' measures than had Roosevelt, while simultaneously defending the Supreme Court's role and authority. A tour de force." Peter Karsten, University of Pittsburgh, "In this pithy and engaging study of William Howard Taft's political career, Jonathan Lurie argues convincingly that Taft was more progressive than previous historians have recognized and that Taft accurately characterized himself as a progressive conservative. Lurie demonstrates that Taft's vision of a vigorous federal role in promoting the public interest inspired his progressive policies on tariff reform, conservation of natural resources, labor, federal administration, and antitrust enforcement. By explaining why Taft's presidency was much more than a mere interlude between the progressive presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, Lurie's superb book should kindle greater appreciation for Taft among historians and general readers alike." William G. Ross, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, "This well-written and engaging account of Taft's relationship with Theodore Roosevelt and his career up to 1921 (the first volume, of a planed two-volume study of Taft) constitutes a significant revision of the literature. Lurie demonstrates that Taft was, as he claimed to be, an important 'progressive conservative' who achieved and protected more 'progressive' measures than had Roosevelt, while simultaneously defending the Supreme Court's role and authority. A tour de force." -Peter Karsten, University of Pittsburgh, "For too many years, William Howard Taft's one term as president has been dismissed, along with him, as a failure, overshadowed by the two men who came before and after him. Jonathan Lurie's lucid re-examination of Taft's presidency will give everyone pause for thought, and historians will have to take another look at the Taft White House in terms of Taft's own description of himself as a 'progressive conservative.' A very well done book." Melvin I. Urofsky, Virginia Commonwealth University
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
973.91/2092
Table Of Content
Part I. To the Presidency: 1. The early years; 2. Judge, justice, and justices, 1887-1900; 3. Perambulations and preparation in the Philippines: Roosevelt and Taft; 4. The unwilling heir, 1904-8; Part II. The Presidency: 5. President Taft: tensions, turmoil, travel, and travail, 1909-10; 6. Justices and jockeying, 1910; 7. At the brink of the break, 1911; 8. The split, 1912; 9. Relief, rejuvenation, and renewal, 1913-21; 10. Epilogue.
Synopsis
In this new 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 reexamines 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.", This book sheds light on William Howard Taft. There is currently no available biographical study in print, and the book looks at the Taft-Theodore Roosevelt relationship in a new light. Finally, it places Taft in a progressive context, probably the first study to do so., 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., In this new 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 reexamines 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.
LC Classification Number
E762 .L87 2011
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- n***c (94)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.