Woodrow Wilson: The American Presidents Series: The 28th President, 1913-1921

Woodrow Wilson: The American Presidents Series: The 28th President, 1913-1921 - Hardcover

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Woodrow Wilson: The American Presidents Series: The 28th President, 1913-1921
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Woodrow Wilson: The American Presidents Series: The 28th President, 1913-1921 - Hardcover

Woodrow Wilson: The American Presidents Series: The 28th President, 1913-1921 - Hardcover

by H. W. Brands
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Book Overview

A comprehensive account of the rise and fall of one of the major shapers of American foreign policy

On the eve of his inauguration as President, Woodrow Wilson commented, "It would be the irony of fate if my administration had to deal chiefly with foreign affairs." As America was drawn into the Great War in Europe, Wilson used his scholarship, his principles, and the political savvy of his advisers to overcome his ignorance of world affairs and lead the country out of isolationism. The product of his efforts--his vision of the United States as a nation uniquely suited for moral leadership by virtue of its democratic tradition--is a view of foreign policy that is still in place today.

Acclaimed historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands offers a clear, well-informed, and timely account of Wilson's unusual route to the White House, his campaign against corporate interests, his struggles with rivals at home and allies abroad, and his decline in popularity and health following the rejection by Congress of his League of Nations. Wilson emerges as a fascinating man of great oratorical power, depth of thought, and purity of intention.
ISBN9780805069556
Author H. W. Brands
PublisherTimes Books
GenreBiography
FormatHardcover
PublishedJune 2003
LanguageENG- English
Pages192
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Woodrow Wilson: The American Presidents Series: The 28th President, 1913-1921 - Hardcover

By H. W. Brands

About H. W. Brands

H. W. BRANDS holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. He has written more than a dozen biographies and histories, including The General vs. the President, a New York Times bestseller. Two of his biographies, The First American and Traitor to His Class, were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.

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