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.

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.

An introduction to the life of United States president William Howard Taft.

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of William Howard Taft, twenty-seventh president of the United States. -From the Publisher.

Examines the private life and political career of the only president who also served as chief justice of the Supreme Court.

A biography of the twenty-seventh president of the United States, discussing his personal life, education, and political career.

A biography of William Howard Taft, the twenty-seventh president of the United States and the only person to serve in both that office and as chief justice of the Supreme Court.

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.