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Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson | A. Scott Berg
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One hundred years after his inauguration, Woodrow Wilson still stands as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century, and one of the most enigmatic. And now, after more than a decade of research and writing, Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. Scott Berg has completed Wilson - the most personal and penetrating biography ever written about the 28th President. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of documents in the Wilson Archives, Berg was the first biographer to gain access to two recently-discovered caches of papers belonging to those close to Wilson. From this material, Berg was able to add countless details - even several unknown events - that fill in missing pieces of Wilson's character and cast new light on his entire life. From the scholar-President who ushered the country through its first great world war to the man of intense passion and turbulence, from the idealist determined to make the world 'safe for democracy', to the stroke-crippled leader whose incapacity, and the subterfuges around it, were among the century's greatest secrets, the result is an intimate portrait written with a particularly contemporary point of view - a book at once magisterial and deeply emotional about the whole of Wilson's life, accomplishments and failings. This is not just Wilson the icon - but Wilson the man.
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A 1918 living sculpture of service men who created a portrait of Woodrow Wilson. Just WOW!

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A very thick book, but I learned SO much. Wilson was a fascinating man, although I found the authors insistence on downplaying Wilson's racist tendencies irritating. I also wished the author had explored his attitudes towards women more as there was lots of conflicting examples. With the current political situation, I found this book really helpful, particularly the transition between Wilson and Harding. 3/5 ⭐️, read if u like complex biographies

MrBook Nice review! On my shelves. 8y
iread2much @MrBook thank you 😊have you read the it or is it tbr? 8y
MrBook Haven't read it yet. It's still packed up on one of my moving boxes *sighs*. 8y
iread2much @MrBook I completely understand. I am still working on my comic book collection. I hope you are able to read it soon! 8y
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