Woodrow Wilson (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: August Heckscher
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Biography
- Time of Work: 1856-1924
- Setting: Principally New Jersey and Washington, D.C.
- Principal Characters: Woodrow Wilson, Ellen Axson Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Edward House, Henry Cabot Lodge
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Civil rights, Teaching or teachers, Politics, War, World War I, Idealism, Reformers, Statesmen, Democratic Party, League of Nations
- Locales: Washington, D.C., New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson was elected to only two offices of public trust. The first was governor of New Jersey in 1910; the second was president of United States, in 1912 and again in 1916. No other figure in American political history has emerged so quickly, accomplished so much, and yet endured such bitter defeats at the end of his career, only to be recognized later as one of American history’s greatest figures. Within the remarkable span of only fourteen years, Woodrow Wilson burst from political obscurity to make his mark as one of America’s outstanding presidents, one whose legacy...
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