{"product_id":"william-howard-taft-the-travails-of-a-progressive-conservative-paperback-9781107425132","title":"William Howard Taft; The Travails of a Progressive Conservative (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107425132","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWilliam Howard Taft\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Travails of a Progressive Conservative\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book sheds light on William Howard Taft, re-examining the Taft–Theodore Roosevelt relationship and placing Taft in a progressive context.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJonathan Lurie (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107425132, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 July 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages, 8 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 1.3 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...a fine work of scholarship.\" -Ryan P. Williams, Claremont Review of Books\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. To the Presidency: 1. The early years\u003cbr\u003e 2. Judge, justice, and justices, 1887–1900\u003cbr\u003e 3. Perambulations and preparation in the Philippines: Roosevelt and Taft\u003cbr\u003e 4. The unwilling heir, 1904–8\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Presidency: 5. President Taft: tensions, turmoil, travel, and travail, 1909–10\u003cbr\u003e 6. Justices and jockeying, 1910\u003cbr\u003e 7. At the brink of the break, 1911\u003cbr\u003e 8. The split, 1912\u003cbr\u003e 9. Relief, rejuvenation, and renewal, 1913–21\u003cbr\u003e 10. Epilogue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913124831512,"sku":"9781107425132","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107425132i_27ae6aae-9d7a-4ba7-aec7-113a2f6a6482.jpg?v=1694486095","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/william-howard-taft-the-travails-of-a-progressive-conservative-paperback-9781107425132","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}