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William Howard Taft and the First Motoring Presidency, 1909-1913

William Howard Taft and the First Motoring Presidency, 1909-1913


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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.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Acknowledgments     Preface     Introduction     PART 1: THE EYE OF THE STORM 1 Motoring Unspoken     2 From Whence a President     3 How Dare They?     4 The Captain and the Cars     5 Two Cars for a Tariff     6 Peace at Last     7 The People’s House v. The Motor Age     8 The Senate of a Great Country!     9 Steam, Gasoline and New Stable Boys     10 That New Car Smell and a Lady’s Choice (or Just a Precocious Wife?)     11 Portents     12 Motoring Manifest     13 Tariff Soup     14 Taft’s Coup     15 An Open House (Harmony Applied)     PART 2: THE AGE OF HYSTERIA 16 Civilizing the Savage: Motors, Roads and a Little Question of Money     17 A Summer Scorching     18 13,000 Miles on the Road to Winona     19 Road Blocks     20 Taft Settles It     21 The Moody Blues: Taft Triumphant and a Democratic November     22 All Upside Down     23 Automaniacs     24 Progressively Unhappy and a Happy Discontent     PART 3: THE THIRD AMERICAN REVOLUTION 25 The Third Rail and the Cowcatcher     26 Outed     27 “With a heart full of love and gratitude…”     28 Outrage Denied     29 Behind The Roar—Taft’s Quiet Game     30 Motoring into the Sunset     31 The Automobile Triumphant     32 “Whatever we have thought of you, we love you”     Appendix A: Letters and Documents     Appendix B: Inventory of White House Transportation     Appendix C: Chronologies     Appendix D: Statistics     Glossary of Terms     Glossary of Names     Bibliography     Index    

About the Author :
Michael L. Bromley is a writer of political, social and automotive history. He lives in Arlington, Virginia.

Review :
“this is simply a wonderful book. Its scholarship is impeccable and the tale told is fascinating...so much fun to read...scrupulous citations...exemplary appendices”—SAH Journal; “a valuable contribution to automotive history...recommend[ed]...carefully written”—Antique Automobile; “as educational as it is entertaining”—Automobile Quarterly; “refreshing”—Ohioana Quarterly; “masterful contribution to both automotive and Presidential history...covers every inch of ground...author has researched his subject with great care...as complete as would be possible...fascinating...A-O.K...recommended”—Emporium; “hooray...jam-packed with statistics, notes, glossaries and appendices”—Horseless Carriage Gazette; “thorough research...interesting...automobile enthusiasts will find it fascinating”—History: Reviews of New Books.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780786429523
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 447
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Width: 178 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0786429526
  • Publisher Date: 23 Jan 2007
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 447
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 820 gr


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