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Product Identifiers
PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-100805069550
ISBN-139780805069556
eBay Product ID (ePID)2440487
Product Key Features
Book TitleWoodrow Wilson : the American Presidents Series: the 28th President, 1913-1921
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Presidents & Heads of State
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorH. W. Brands
Book SeriesThe American Presidents Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight13.1 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-041393
Dewey Decimal973.91/3/092
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisOn 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.", 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.