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William Howard Taft's Constitutional Progressivism (American Political Thought) by Kevin J. Burns is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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In William Howard Taft’s Constitutional Progressivism Kevin J. Burns makes a compelling case that Taft’s devotion to the Constitution of 1787 contributed to his progressivism. In contrast to the majority of scholarship, which has viewed Taft as a reactionary conservative because of his constitutionalism, Burns explores the ways Taft’s commitment to both the Constitution and progressivism drove his political career and the decisions he made as president and chief justice. Taft saw the Constitutio
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- Author
- Kevin J. Burns
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780700632114
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Law, Political Science, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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