Philip Dru: Administrator: A Story of Tomorrow, 1920-1935 is a futuristic political novel published anonymously in 1912 by author Edward Mandell House, an American diplomat, politician, and presidential foreign policy advisor.  According to historians, House highly prized his work and gave a copy of Dru to his closest political ally, Woodrow Wilson, to read while on a trip to Bermuda.Colonel House: A Biography of Woodrow Wilson's Silent PartnerWoodrow Wilson's Right Hand: The Life of Colonel Edward M. HouseSee also: Link, The Papers of Woodrow Wilson - Volume 25 Senator Sherman Discovers the Basis of Political Morality, cartoon published in The Forum (1919) Book reviews Dru has been the subject of significant historical review and commentary  . John Milton Cooper Jr. writes in his biography of Woodrow Wilson that this political novel is largely ghostwritten.Woodrow Wilson: A Biography, p. 193 House biographer Charles E. Neu disagrees with this, noting that within the House Papers there is an original manuscript in House's own writing, with another typed draft that has correcting notes.Colonel House: A Biography of Woodrow Wilson's Silent Partner, footnotes, p. 533
Philip Dru: Administrator: A Story of Tomorrow, 1920-1935 is a futuristic political novel published in 1912 by Edward Mandell House, an American diplomat, politician, and presidential foreign policy advisor. The book's author was originally unknown with an anonymous publication, however House's identity was revealed in a speech on the Senate floor by Republican Senator Lawrence Sherman.The Publishers Weekly, Volume 95, Publisher's Weekly According to historians, House highly prized his work and gave a copy of Dru to his closest political ally, Woodrow Wilson, to read while on a trip to Bermuda.Colonel House: A Biography of Woodrow Wilson's Silent PartnerWoodrow Wilson's Right Hand: The Life of Colonel Edward M. HouseSee also: Link, The Papers of Woodrow Wilson - Volume 25 Senator Sherman Discovers the Basis of Political Morality, cartoon published in The Forum (1919) Book reviews Dru has been the subject of significant historical review and commentary , partly due to its popularity at the time . John Milton Cooper Jr. writes in his biography of Woodrow Wilson that this political novel is largely ghostwritten.Woodrow Wilson: A Biography, p. 193 House biographer Charles E. Neu disagrees with this, noting that within the House Papers there is an original manuscript in House's own writing, with another typed draft that has correcting notes.Colonel House: A Biography of Woodrow Wilson's Silent Partner, footnotes, p. 533
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The book's author was originally unknown with an anonymous publication, however House's identity was revealed in a speech on the Senate floor by Republican Senator Lawrence Sherman.The Publishers Weekly, Volume 95, Publisher's Weekly
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, partly due to its popularity at the time