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The William Howard Taft Presidency (American Presidency (Univ of Kansas Hardcover))
Lewis L. Gould
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Description for The William Howard Taft Presidency (American Presidency (Univ of Kansas Hardcover))
Hardcover. The only president to later serve as chief justice of the United States, William Howard Taft remarked in the 1920s that 'I don't remember that I ever was President'. This title presents an assessment of Taft's accomplishments and setbacks in office. It shows why Taft's presidency is very much worth remembering on its own terms. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGH; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
The only president to later serve as chief justice of the United States, William Howard Taft remarked in the 1920s that 'I don't remember that I ever was President'. Historians have agreed, and Taft is usually portrayed, when written about at all, as nothing more than a failed chief executive. In this provocative new study, the first treatment of the Taft presidency in four decades, Lewis L. Gould presents a compelling assessment of Taft's accomplishments and setbacks in office. Rich in human interest and fresh analysis of the events of Taft's four years in Washington, Gould's book shows why Taft's ... Read more
The only president to later serve as chief justice of the United States, William Howard Taft remarked in the 1920s that 'I don't remember that I ever was President'. Historians have agreed, and Taft is usually portrayed, when written about at all, as nothing more than a failed chief executive. In this provocative new study, the first treatment of the Taft presidency in four decades, Lewis L. Gould presents a compelling assessment of Taft's accomplishments and setbacks in office. Rich in human interest and fresh analysis of the events of Taft's four years in Washington, Gould's book shows why Taft's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
American Presidency Series
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700616749
SKU
V9780700616749
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About Lewis L. Gould
Lewis L. Gould's many books include The Modern American Presidency, The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, The Presidency of William McKinley, and most recently Four Hats in the Ring: The 1912 Election and the Birth of Modern American Politics. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Reviews for The William Howard Taft Presidency (American Presidency (Univ of Kansas Hardcover))
This is the best informed and most judicious study yet published about the Taft presidency. Gould has poured into this short book the product of his impressive research and extensive reflection about the politics of the progressive period, Taft's uncomfortable role therein, and not the least Taft's controversial relationship with Theodore Roosevelt. John Morton Blum, author of The Republican Roosevelt ... Read more