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Title: Woodrow Wilson by Daniel E. Harmon, Arthur M. Jr. Schlesinger ISBN: 1-59084-277-4 Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers Pub. Date: January, 2003 Format: Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Overview of an Idealist
Comment: The American Presidents series, condensed biographies of individual presidents by eminent historians, makes the lives of our nation's readers accessible for general readers. That said, the books work better when resurrecting the memory of nearly forgotten minor presidents such as Rutheford B. Hayes than they do documenting the accomplishments of major historical figures like Woodrow Wilson. Simply put, Wilson's life was just too full to be given real justice by a 40,000 or so word manuscript.
Limited by the format, Texas A&M Professor of History H.W. Brands gamely gives it his best shot. The author of such first rate works as "TR - The Last Romantic" and "The Age of Gold" recounts Wilson's life, devoting most of the mere 139 pages of narrative to his presidency. It's a good overview, and one that will likely whet the appetite of many readers to know more. Wilson was a strong, controversial and enigmatic leader. A progressive and idealist on the international front, for example, he was still very much a son of the South who strongly supported segregation at home. Brands deals with such events as World War One, the failed battle for ratification of the Versailles peace treaty and Wilson's debilitating 1919 stroke, but doesn't delve much into the details.
Overall, a good if all-too-brief overview of Woodrow Wilson's life.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good Overview...too short?
Comment: I enjoyed this quick read about one of my favorite presidents. The book is interesting and Brands is a fine historian. This book is a solid introduction, but left me wanting more depth about this great man. But then again, that may be the point of this series.
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Title: William McKinley : (The American Presidents Series) by Kevin Phillips, Arthur M. Schlesinger ISBN: 0805069534 Publisher: Times Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: John Adams: The American Presidents Series by John Patrick Diggins, Arthur M. Schlesinger ISBN: 0805069372 Publisher: Times Books Pub. Date: 11 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Franklin Delano Roosevelt : (The American Presidents Series) by Roy Jenkins, Arthur M. Schlesinger ISBN: 0805069593 Publisher: Times Books Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: James K. Polk: 1845 - 1849: The American Presidents Series by John Seigenthaler, Arthur M. Schlesinger ISBN: 0805069429 Publisher: Times Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Warren G. Harding : (The American Presidents Series) by John W. Dean, Arthur M. Schlesinger ISBN: 0805069569 Publisher: Times Books Pub. Date: 07 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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