| Woodrow Wilson: American Prophet
(1958)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Biography; Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
Presidents - United States - Biography; United States - Politics and government - 1913-1921; Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 |
| Publication Date |
1958 |
| Format |
Hardcover (9.4
mm)
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| Publisher |
Longman's Green |
| Extras |
Slipcase; Dust Jacket |
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| Personal Details |
| Store |
Alibris |
| Purchase Price |
$39.75 |
| Acquire Date |
6/24/2016 |
| Condition |
Very Good/Very Good |
| Rating |
0 |
| Links |
Library of Congress
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
E767 .W34 |
| Edition |
[1st ed.] |
| Cover Price |
$15.00 |
| No. of Pages |
436 |
| First Edition |
Yes |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes/Review |
[This review is for both volumes]
Wilson was president of Princeton University, governor of New Jersey, and served two terms as President of the USA. As President, he launched the Federal Reserve, overhauled the tax system (moving from tariffs to income tax), and gave impetus to collective bargaining. He kept the US out of war until he couldn't, then spent months in Europe working on the Armistice and in the effort to birth the League of Nations. All this is covered in the 800+ pages of the two volumes.
Over a quarter of those pages are devoted to the struggle for the League of Nations. I'm not sure what to make of this. Surely this fit with Wilson's ideals. But ultimately it was a failed effort. He accomplished so much more but with Walworth's emphasis on the League it feels to me like he has given short shrift to Wilson's other deeds. It would certainly be easy for the reader to come away with the idea that he was a failed President.
The book includes an index (in the second volume, but for both), a page or two of sources, and no photographs save one in each book. I would prefer to see notes on where the author found his information. There are many footnotes, but these are asides and parentheticals rather than links to source material. |
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