Title: William Howard Taft : the travails of a progressive conservative /
Authors: Lurie, Jonathan, 1939-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Taft, William H.; Taft, William H. Political and social views.; Roosevelt, Theodore,; Presidents United States Biography; United States Politics and government; United States Politics and government
Contents: The early years -- Judge, justice, and justices, 1887-1900 -- Perambulations and preparation in the Philippines : Roosevelt and Taft -- The unwilling heir, 1901-1908 -- President Taft : tensions, turmoil, travel and travail, 1909-1910 -- Justices and jockeying, 1910-1911 -- At the brink of the break, 1911 -- The split, 1912 -- Relief, rejuvenation and renewal, 1913-1921.