Download or read book Ancestry of William Howard Taft Classic Reprint written by Mabel Thacher Rosemary Washburn and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ancestry of William Howard Taft November. Their sons were: Thomas Taft, who was born in 1671 and died in 1755; Robert Taft, born in 1674; Daniel Taft, born in 1677, who died 24 August, 1761 Joseph Taft, of the line of descent; and Benjamin Taft, born in 1684, who died in 1766. Captain Joseph2 Taft the fourth son of Robert and Sarah Taft, was born in Mendon in 1680. He removed to Uxbridge when that village was set off from Mendon, and was appointed one of the tything-men at the first Uxbridge town meeting, 25 July, 1727. His farm in Uxbridge lay on both sides of Black stone River, his homestead being on the west side. He served as Lieutenant and Captain in the Militia, and continued to uphold the eminence of the Tafts as practically useful citizens. He died at Uxbridge, 18 June, 1747. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Ancestry of William Howard Taft written by Mabel Thacher Rosemary Washburn and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Visit of William Howard Taft to the University of Georgia written by University Of Georgia and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Visit of William Howard Taft to the University of Georgia: January 16th, 1909 This is a rare assemblage, and this occasion will forever remain distinct in the history of this venerable institution and the Classic City of Athens. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Bully Pulpit written by Doris Kearns Goodwin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulitzer Prize–winning author and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s dynamic history of Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft and the first decade of the Progressive era, that tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air. Winner of the Carnegie Medal. Doris Kearns Goodwin’s The Bully Pulpit is a dynamic history of the first decade of the Progressive era, that tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air. The story is 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 divides their wives, their children, and their closest friends, while crippling the progressive wing of the Republican Party, causing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to be elected, and changing the country’s history. The Bully Pulpit is also the story of the muckraking press, which arouses the spirit of reform that helps Roosevelt push the government to shed its laissez-faire attitude toward robber barons, corrupt politicians, and corporate exploiters of our natural resources. The muckrakers are portrayed through the greatest group of journalists ever assembled at one magazine—Ida Tarbell, Ray Stannard Baker, Lincoln Steffens, and William Allen White—teamed under the mercurial genius of publisher S.S. McClure. Goodwin’s narrative is founded upon a wealth of primary materials. The correspondence of more than four hundred letters between Roosevelt and Taft begins in their early thirties and ends only months before Roosevelt’s death. Edith Roosevelt and Nellie Taft kept diaries. The muckrakers wrote hundreds of letters to one another, kept journals, and wrote their memoirs. The letters of Captain Archie Butt, who served as a personal aide to both Roosevelt and Taft, provide an intimate view of both men. The Bully Pulpit, like Goodwin’s brilliant chronicles of the Civil War and World War II, exquisitely demonstrates her distinctive ability to combine scholarly rigor with accessibility. It is a major work of history—an examination of leadership in a rare moment of activism and reform that brought the country closer to its founding ideals.
Download or read book Howard Genealogy written by Jarvis Cutler Howard and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Howard Genealogy: A Genealogical Record; Embracing All the Known Descendants in This Country, of Thomas and Susanna Howard, Who Have Borne the Family Name or Have Married Into the Family "And be said, Behold your grave-posts Have no mark, no sign, nor symbol. Go, paint them all with figures, Each one with his household symbol, With its own ancestral totem, So that those who follow after May distinguish them and know them." It seems proper to remark in the first place, negatively, that in commencing the compilation of the following Genealogical Record the writer had no expectation of being able to trace the family back in the mother country to some titled or wealthy ancestor, consequently he has made no effort to retrace the family beyond the first settler in this country. Nor has he ever hoped, by such retrogressive inquiry, to reach in a direct line of descent any one of those vast estates which many think are stored away in foreign treasuries awaiting legitimate claimants. He has little faith that such treasures anywhere exist. Neither, as it has been intimated to him, did he commence the work nor has he prosecuted it to gratify any personal or family pride in recording the names and history of kindred who at any time have made themselves conspicuous in some department of public life. It was assumed at the outset that few, if any, such would appear. Nor, again, was he influenced by any considerations of pecuniary profit that might accrue. If that had been his motive, he would have been greatly disappointed, for, if the expenses incurred were summed up, and a reasonable per diem compensation allowed for the time spent in gathering materials for the work and putting them in order, the cost per volume would exceed many fold the price the writer has purposed to put upon the work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Our Presidents and Their Mothers written by William Judson Hampton and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Howard Genealogy written by Heman Howard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Howard Genealogy: Descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, From 1643 to 1903 The following pages, which are now given to the public, are the result of an attempt of the author, more than ten years ago, to gather some information about his own family connections, and to trace his ancestry. Then, and for some years later, the work was only a private matter, with no thought that it would ever be given to the public and to future generations. He would not then have ventured upon the task Of tracing all of the descendants Of such a prolific family as was John Howard's. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Our Presidents and Their Office Including Parallel Lives of the Presidents of the People of the United States and of Several Contemporaries and a History of the Presidency Classic Reprint written by William Estabrook Chancellor and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-27 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Our Presidents and Their Office, Including Parallel Lives of the Presidents of the People, of the United States and of Several Contemporaries, and a History of the Presidency No man ever excelled Lord Bacon in expressing a great thought in a few words: he says, "History makes men wise." In addition to making men wise, history contributes largely to their pleasure; and the study of history, like the practice of charity, should begin at home. To us, George Washington is of more importance than all the Old World Captains together from Nimrod to Kitchener. Thomas Jefferson more nearly concerns us than all transatlantic statesmen from Lycurgus to Lloyd-George. Whether we voted for him or not, William Howard Taft, our President, is of more interest to us than all the crowned heads of earth. Sensible men will welcome "Our Presidents and Their Office" as a timely and valuable contribution to our literature. The Presidency of this Republic is the greatest political office known among men. Whether merit or geographical location, whether luck or accident has elevated them to that exalted office - and in the elections of most of them there was something of each and all - they and their careers are well worth study. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book William Howard Taft and the First Motoring Presidency 1909 1913 written by Michael L. Bromley and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-01-09 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Howard Taft declared, "I am sure the automobile coming in as a toy of the wealthier class is going to prove the most useful of them all to all classes, rich and poor." Unlike his predecessors, who made public their disdain for the automobile, Taft saw the automobile industry as a great source of wealth for this country. The first president to acquire a car in office (Congress granted him three automobiles), Taft is responsible for there being a White House garage in 1909. This is a meticulously researched reappraisal of the oft-maligned Taft presidency focusing particularly on his cars, his relationship to the automobile and the role of the automobile in the politics of his day. Appendices provide information on the White House garage and stable, Taft's speech to the Automobile Club of America and a glossary of terms and names.
Download or read book The United States Catalog written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Presidents I Have Known from 1860 1918 written by Simon Wolf and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Holmans In America written by David Emory Holman and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Holmans In America: Concerning The Descendants Of Solaman Holman Who Settled In West Newbury, Massachusetts, In 1692-3 One Of Whom Is William Howard Taft, The President Of The United States, Including A Page Of The Other Lines Of Holmans In America, With Notes And Anecdotes Of Those Of The Name In Other Countries (Volume - I)has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Download or read book Lincoln s Body A Cultural History written by Richard Wightman Fox and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-02-09 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[A]n astonishingly interesting interpretation…Fox is wonderfully shrewd and often dazzling." —Jill Lepore, New York Times Book Review Abraham Lincoln remains America’s most beloved leader. The fact that he was lampooned in his day as "ugly and grotesque" only made Lincoln more endearing to millions. In Lincoln’s Body, acclaimed cultural historian Richard Wightman Fox explores how deeply, and how differently, Americans—black and white, male and female, Northern and Southern—have valued our sixteenth president, from his own lifetime to the Hollywood biopics about him. Lincoln continues to survive in a body of memory that speaks volumes about our nation.
Download or read book William Howard Taft written by Judith Icke Anderson and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1981-10-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the impact of Taft's numerous inner conflicts and his decision-making ability--and, in particular, on his frequent failure to make decisions at all. Here is the evolution of Taft's conflicts and extraordinary dependencies, which began in childhood, were exacerbated by certain kinds of success--all of which were peculiarly illuminated by fluctuations in his weight. We also see his marriage to Helen Herron Taft, a woman whose influence was powerful--and that is perhaps the most significant key to our understanding of Taft's career. We see for the first time how the reluctant Taft was pushed into office by his indomitable wife. Here, too, is an analysis of his unique personal relationship with Theodore Roosevelt, a tragicomic affair that, when it broke up, left Taft demoralized. Perhaps far more than most men who have achieved great public office, Taft was a product and a victim of his ties to those he loved.
Download or read book Genealogy of the Howes Family in America written by Joshua Crowell Howes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Genealogy of the Howes Family in America: Descendants of Thomas Howes, Yarmouth, Mass.; 1637-1892, With Some Account of English Ancestry Henrietta Louisa, d 1888. Her daughter present heiress of 'morningthorpe. For the foregoing facts relating to the ancestry in England, I am largely indebted to the Rev. Reuben Wing Howes, D. D., of New York, who has in several visits to England, stopped with British cousins, and with their co -operation made thorough search and investigation in elucidation of the sub ject. I have -not myself foun'd Opportunity forf-such investigation that I deemed necessary to its satisfactory accomplishment, because of confinement by a busy life. And I own to a nat ural inclination to value more one' _s own attainments, rather tha'n' the virtues and attainments of ancestry. But the sub ject, _ if ih' no other light important, is valuable and interesting as hist'ory, and I am grateful for the aid which has been given me in presenting it here. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Neutrality an Address Delivered by William H Taft Before the Washington Association of New Jersey Classic Reprint written by William H. Taft and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Neutrality, an Address Delivered by William H. Taft Before the Washington Association of New Jersey Since we were last gathered Within these walls, two of the most momentous events of the centuries have occurred, almost simultaneously, - the commencement of the World's greatest war, and the completion of the Isthmian canal. Surely a strange contrast, - the superb ending of the mightiest struggle ever waged between man and nature and the beginning of the most terrible contest ever carried on between man and man. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Jefferson the Virginian Classic Reprint written by Dumas Malone and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Jefferson the Virginian Bout twenty years ago I promised myself that I would write a big book about Thomas Jefferson someday. I was teaching history at the University of Virginia, which he founded, and any time that I wanted to I could look up and see Monticello in the dim distance. In the community they continued to repeat a remark of a discerning Ex President of the United States who had once lectured there. In that place, said William Howard Taft, they still talked of Mr. Jefferson as though he were in the next room. 'he was there, unquestionably, whether or not any of us really understood what he was saying; and in youthful presumptuousness I flattered myself that sometime I would fully comprehend and encompass him. I do not claim that I have yet done so, and I do not believe that I or any other single person ever can. Nobody can live Jefferson's long and eventful life all over again, and nobody in our age is likely to match his universality. I have not devoted all these intervening years to him. Until his two hundredth anniversary in 1943, my longest period of concentrated at tention was about six months; otherwise I worked on him only as occa sion offered, and occasion offered considerably less time than I had expected. My total labors added up to a good many months but they suffered from the fact that they were discontinuous. I wrote a few things about him, but others wrote more, and my small contributions now seem hardly worth mentioning. Since 1943 I have been able to give most of my time to him, under circumstances which call for grateful acknowledgment elsewhere. As a result, here is a volume covering the first major period of his life. Another, covering a second period, is just behind it, and, God willing, there will eventually be two more after these. I have entitled the work as a whole Jefferson and H is Time, and am venturing to call it a comprehensive biography, hoping that it will seem reasonably commensurate with the achievements and the stature of the man. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
