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1) The life and times of William Howard Taft: a biography

Author

Pringle, Henry F

Publisher

Farrar & Rinehart

Pub. Date

1939.

Language

English

2) William Howard Taft: Yale professor of law & New Haven citizen; an academic interludein the life of the twenty-seventh president of the United States and the tenth chief justice of the Supreme court

Author

Hicks, Frederick C

Series

Yale Law Library publications ; 10

Publisher

Yale university press

Pub. Date

1945.

Language

English

3) William Howard Taft

Author

Duffy, Herbert Smith

Publisher

Minton, Balch

Pub. Date

1930.

Language

English

4) William Howard Taft, Chief Justice

Author

Mason, Alpheus Thomas

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Pub. Date

[1965]

Language

English

5) The bully pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the golden age of journalism

Author

Goodwin, Doris Kearns

Series

Thorndike Press large print nonfiction

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book on CD, eAudiobook, Large Print

Description

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A dynamic history of the muckracking press and the first decade of the Progressive era as told through the intense friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft--a close relationship that strengthens both men before it ruptures in 1912 when they engage in a brutal fight for the presidential nomination that cripples the progressive wing of the Republican Party, causing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to be elected, and changing the country's history....

6) Both sides of the shield

Author

Butt, Archibald Willingham

Publisher

J.B. Lippincott Co

Pub. Date

1912.

Language

English

7) William Howard Taft, the President who became Chief Justice

Author

Severn, Bill

Publisher

McKay

Pub. Date

[1970]

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the man whose many public offices included the two highest in the United States--President and Chief Justice.

8) The president and mom's apple pie

Author

Garland, Michael

Publisher

Dutton Children's Books

Pub. Date

2002.

Language

English

Description

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When President William Howard Taft arrives in town, he finds that the cheering crowd pales in comparison to a delicious smell wafting on the summer breeze.

9) The imperial cruise: a secret history of empire and war

Author

Bradley, James

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book on CD, eBook, Kindle, Large Print

Description

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Analyzes the multinational conflicts that set the stage for World War II, the Chinese communist revolution, and the Korean War, documenting Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 diplomatic mission in the Pacific through which the United States forged ill-fated covert agreements.

10) President Taft is stuck in the bath

Author

Barnett, Mac

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Pub. Date

2014.

Language

English

Description

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George Washington crossed the Delaware in the dead of night. Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. And President William Howard Taft, a man of great stature - well, he got stuck in a bathtub. Now how did he get unstuck? Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Chris Van Dusen bring their full comedic weight to this legendary story, imagining a parade of clueless cabinet members advising the exasperated president, leading up to a hugely satisfying, hilarious...

11) TR and Will; a friendship that split the Republican Party

Author

Manners, William

Publisher

Harcourt, Brace & World

Pub. Date

[1969]

Language

English

12) William Howard Taft, American

Author

Dunn, Robert Lee

Publisher

The Chapple publishing company, ltd

Pub. Date

[1908]

Language

English

13) Proceedings of the bar and officers of the Supreme Court of the United States in memory of William Howard Taft, December 13, 1930

Author

United States. Supreme Court

Publisher

[publisher not identified]

Pub. Date

1931.

Language

English

14) William Howard Taft: a character study

Author

Cotton, Edward Howe

Publisher

The Beacon press, inc

Pub. Date

1932.

Language

English

15) President and chief justice: the life and public services of William Howard Taft

Author

McHale, Francis

Publisher

Dorrance & company

Pub. Date

[1931]

Language

English

16) William Howard Taft, the man of the hour: his biography and his views on the great questions of to-day ... with the platform of the Republican party, and a sketch of the nominee for vice president

Author

Davis, Oscar King

Publisher

P. W. Ziegler co

Pub. Date

[1908]

Language

English

17) Nellie Taft: the unconventional first lady of the ragtime era

Author

Anthony, Carl Sferrazza

Publisher

William Morrow

Pub. Date

[2005]

Language

English

Description

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On the morning of William Howard Taft's inauguration, Nellie Taft publicly expressed that theirs would be a joint presidency by shattering precedent and demanding that she ride alongside her husband down Pennsylvania Avenue, a tradition previously held for the outgoing president. In an era before Eleanor Roosevelt, this progressive First Lady was an advocate for higher education and partial suffrage for women, and initiated legislation to improve...

18) William Taft

Author

Rumsch, BreAnn

Series

United States presidents)

Publisher

Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

Description

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"This biography introduces readers to William Taft including his early political career and key events from Taft's administration including forming the US Children's Bureau and Arizona and New Mexico becoming states. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's...