debating the issues in pro and con primary documents
Romero, Francine Sanders
2002
Primary documents help argue the pros and cons of a variety of issues which shaped the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, and Calvin Coolidge.
As President William Howard Taft stops in a small town to greet the people, the delicious smell of apple pie appeals to him more than the waving crowd, and when a little boy steps forward and offers to help him find the pie, the president agrees and sets out on a high-calorie tour of the town.
Examines the private life and political career of the only president to also serve as Supreme Court justice and describes the influence of his wife, Nellie.
Presents a biography of twenty-seventh president of the United states William Howard Taft and traces his personal and political life and career as a state and federal judge, secretary of war under Theodore Roosevelt, political reforms of his presidency, and his appointment at Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1920.
Presents a brief look at the childhood, education, family, and political career of william Taft, twenty-seventh president of the U.S., and includes discussion of the major historical events of his lifetime.
Examines the life and career of the lawyer whose relatively unsuccessful presidency was followed by a happy term as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Traces the life of the twenty-seventh president, who worked to guard against unfair child labor practices and oversaw the planting of the first Japanese cherry trees in Washington, D.C. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to William Howard Taft.
Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs--the election that changed the country
Chace, James
2004
Chronicles the events surrounding the 1912 run for the presidency between former president Theodore Roosevelt; his hand-picked successor, William H. Taft; Democratic nominee, Woodrow Wilson; and labor leader Eugene V. Debs.
