Woodrow Wilson
Subtitle: a biography
By: by John Milton Cooper.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 702
ISBN-13: 9780307265418
Subjects: Wilson, Woodrow, -- 1856-1924; Presidents -- United States -- Biography; United States -- Politics and government -- 1913-1921
Genres: Biography
Description: Evaluates the parallel worlds of the twenty-eighth president's personal and political arenas, examining his World War I leadership, his failed efforts to bring the United States into the League of Nations, and his contributions toward the creation of the United Nations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Tommy; title: Woodrow; title: Professor; title: Bold leader; title: Academic Civil War; title: Governor; title: Nominee; title: The great campaign; title: Preparation; title: Beginnings; title: Taken at the flood; title: Triumph and tragedy; title: Irony and gift of fate; title: The shock of recognition; title: Second flood tide; title: To run again; title: Waging war; title: Victory; title: Covenant; title: Peacemaking abroad and at home; title: The league fight; title: Disability; title: Downfall; title: Twilight.