William Howard Taft: The Travails of a Progressive Conservative

by Jonathan Lurie

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107425131
• ISBN13: 9781107425132
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"