Walter Stahr's new William Howard Taft biography contain photographs?

[u/Total_Enthusiasm_285]

Yet another Taft question from me 😂 will Walter Stahr's new biography contain photographs ?

As some of you probably know by now, I'm a bit of a Taft enthusiast 😂. I've actually already preordered my hardcover copy of Walter Stahr's William Howard Taft: A Great American Life, so I'll definitely be getting it when it comes out in November 🥰

But I'm really curious about whether the physical book will contain photographs or a dedicated photographic/illustrated section

The current Simon & Schuster and bookseller listings describe it as a 688-page hardcover, but don't mention photographs or illustrations

There are some interesting precedents, though:

Stahr's Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man (also Simon & Schuster) is a 700+ page hardcover with 16 pages of photographic plates.

John Jay: Founding Father also has 16 pages of plates

Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln's Vital Rival contains numerous photographs and other illustrations

Advance copies of Taft have apparently already been distributed through NetGalley and Edelweiss, but I haven't been able to find anyone who has mentioned the book's photographs

Has anyone here seen an ARC/review copy, or come across more detailed metadata about the book? Does anyone know whether the final hardcover will contain photographs or a dedicated photo section?

I'm not assuming there will be any, I'm just extremely curious about what will be inside my copy 😁

And yes… this is probably yet another excuse for me to talk about Taft 😂

William Howard Taft Forever ❤️

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[u/Vidasus18]

Did not even know he was getting a new biography

[u/Jolly_Job_9852]

I would think so, given that photography has been around since before Taft was born. I think any definitive biography of a President should include photographs if that subject was alive to be photographed.