WOODROW WILSONWoodrow Wilson--scholar, reformer, orator, warrior, and peacemaker--was a visionary whose successes place him among the great presidents, and whose failures leave questions that still haunt the late twentieth century. A vigorous, attractive leader in his time, he has come down to posterity as a grim figure, yet he brought a fresh spirit to American politics as he took our nation irrevocably into the arena of international leadership. This is the first biography based on the full corpus of Wilson papers and letters, and covers his public and private life as well as portraying the politicians, statesmen and world leaders among whom he moved.--From publisher description. |
What people are saying - Write a review
WOODROW WILSON
User Review - KirkusA long, appreciative biography of Wilson that details the warm private man as well as the towering public figure; from former journalist and N.Y.C. Parks Commissioner Heckscher (St. Paul's: The Life ... Read full review
Woodrow Wilson
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictWith the 63-volume Papers of Woodrow Wilson , edited by Arthur Link (Princeton Univ. Pr., 1966-1990), now fully available, there is much recent work on various aspects of Wilson's life and career. The ... Read full review
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accepted Allied American appeared arrived asked Bermuda British called campaign cause close conference Congress considered continued course crowds Democratic Diary early effect Ellen expressed face fact feeling felt final forces French George German give Grayson hope important interests issue Italy June later leader League less letter living looked major March matter meeting mind months moved never party passed peace play political possible prepared present President President's Princeton question remained remarked reported Secretary seemed Senate showed side speech stand things thought told took treaty turned United wanted Washington White House Wilson Woodrow wrote York young
References to this book
Bibliographic information
| Title | WOODROW WILSON American presidents & world leaders |
| Author | August Heckscher |
| Contributor | Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection (University of Virginia) |
| Publisher | Scribner, 1991 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 19, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0684193124, 9780684193120 |
| Length | 743 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |