William Howard Taft's Constitutional Progressivism

by Kevin J Burns

In William Howard Taft's Constitutional Progressivism Kevin J. Burns makes a compelling case that Taft's devotion to the Constitution of 1787 contributed to his progressivism. In contrast to the majority of scholarship, which has viewed Taft as a reactionary conservative because of his constitutionalism, Burns explores the ways Taft's commitment to both the Constitution and progressivism drove his political career and the decisions he made...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700632115
• ISBN13: 9780700632114
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"