Edith
and Woodrow: The Wilson White House
by Phyllis Lee Levin
 |
It's hard to say who comes off worse here: President Woodrow Wilson
(1856-1924), depicted as arrogant, egotistical, and so poor at negotiation
or compromise it's a wonder he ever got involved in politics; or his second
wife, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (1872-1961), portrayed as deceptive, unreflective,
and encouraging of the president's worst qualities to an extent that had
grave consequences for America and the world. Journalist Phyllis Lee Levin,
author of a previous biography of Abigail Adams, scathingly assesses the
Wilson marriage, which took place in 1915 only 16 months after the death
of his beloved first wife. It was, she argues persuasively, the fatal union
of a narcissistic, self-righteous man with an uncritically admiring woman
who isolated her husband from other people even before his disabling stroke
on October 2, 1919. At that critical juncture, with a host of serious international
issues resulting from World War I facing the nation, Edith Wilson conspired
with the president's doctor to cover up the gravity of his condition and
forestall any talk of the vice president assuming command. (Levin's account
of Wilson's impaired physical and mental state leaves little doubt that
this would have been constitutionally justified.) She kept cabinet members
away from him and took it upon herself to interpret his wishes for the
rest of the government. The U.S. Senate's refusal to ratify the League
of Nations was one result of the way Edith Wilson handled this crisis,
hence she must bear some responsibility for the diplomatic failures that
led to World War II. It's never entirely enjoyable to read a book in which
the author's distaste for her subjects is so evident, but Levin's relentlessly
detailed (though always readable) chronicle fascinates with its depiction
of "the influence wielded over great decisions by a woman of narrow views
and formidable determination." --Wendy Smith - Amazon.com
Hardcover: 606 pages
Scribner; ISBN: 0743211588; (September 25, 2001)
Breaking
the Heart of the World
by John Milton Jr. Cooper
Wilson's part in the Versailles Treaty and the creation of the League
of Nations. Db.
Hardcover: 464 pages
Cambridge Univ Pr (Trd); ISBN: 0521807867; (October 1,
2001)
The
President As Statesman : Woodrow Wilson and the Constitution
(American Political Thought)
Daniel D. Stid
Hardcover / Published 1998
Woodrow
Wilson (Penguin Lives)
by Louis Auchincloss
Book Description One of our most esteemed writers and critics paints
a deeply insightful portrait of the greatest political mastermind of a
century
Our twenty-eighth president was, says Louis Auchincloss, "the greatest
idealist who ever occupied the White House." And who better than Auchincloss,
with his penchant for quirky personalities and fascination with fin-de-sicle
society, to explore this complex persona?
Woodrow Wilson sheds new light on Wilson's upbringing and career, from
the grim determination that enabled him to overcome dyslexia to the skillful
dance of isolationism and intervention in World War I to the intransigence
that--despite his most cherished vision--caused the Senate's rejection
of the League of Nations. Here, from the dynamic figure whose ringing speeches
hypnotized vast crowds to the gentle voice reading poetry aloud and the
comic star of family skits and charades to the rising academic and president
of Princeton who made the giant leap into politics are all the triumphs
and final tragic irony of this flawed apostle of world peace.
Hardcover - 176 pages (March 20, 2000)
Viking Press; ISBN: 0670889040
Woodrow
Wilson : World Statesman
by Kendrick, A. Clements
Paperback - 288 pages Rev edition (December 1999)
Ivan R Dee, Inc.; ISBN: 1566632676
Papers
of Woodrow Wilson 1900-1901 Vol 12
by Woodrow Wilson, A. S. Link (Editor)
Hardcover Vol 012 (June 1979)
Princeton Univ Pr; ISBN: 0691046123
The
Papers of Woodrow Wilson : 1856-1902/Contents and Index, Volumes 1 to 12
(Vol 13)
by Woodrow Wilson, A. S. Link (Editor)
Hardcover Vol 013 (December 1977)
Princeton Univ Pr; ISBN: 0691046425
Papers
of Woodrow Wilson : 1908-1909 Vol 18
Link, et al
Hardcover / Published 1976
Papers
of Woodrow Wilson : 1909-1910 Vol 19
Link, et al
Hardcover / Published 1976
Papers
of Woodrow Wilson : January-July 1910 Vol 20
Link, et al
Hardcover / Published 1976
Papers
of Woodrow Wilson : July-November 1910 Vol 21
Link, et al
Hardcover / Published 1976
Papers
of Woodrow Wilson : 1911 Vol 22
Link, et al
Hardcover / Published 1982
Papers
of Woodrow Wilson : 1911-1912 Vol 23
Link, et al
Hardcover / Published 1982
Papers
of Woodrow Wilson : January-August 1912 Vol 24
Link, et al / Hardcover / Published 1977
Papers
of Woodrow Wilson : January-June 1913 Vol 27
Link, et al
Hardcover / Published 1978
Papers
of Woodrow Wilson : 1913-1914 Vol 28
Link, et al
Hardcover / Published 1979
Papers
of Woodrow Wilson : May-September 1914 Vol 29
Link, et al
Hardcover / Published 1980
Papers
of Woodrow Wilson : September-December 1914 Vol 30
Link, et al
Hardcover / Published 1982
Papers
of Woodrow Wilson : April-July 1915 Vol 33
Link, et al
Hardcover / Published 1982
The
Papers of Woodrow Wilson : July 26-September 3, 1919 Vol 62
Arthur S. Link(Editor), et al
Hardcover / Published 1990
The
Papers of Woodrow Wilson : November 6, 1919-February 27, 1920 Vol 64
Arthur S. Link(Editor), et al
Hardcover / Published 199
Papers
of Woodrow Wilson 1896-1898
by Woodrow Wilson, Arthur S. Link (Editor)
This is the last volume of The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. It contains
not only the cumulative contents and index for Volumes 53 to 68 but also
a retrospective essay by the editor
Hardcover - 69 pages Vol 010 (June 1976)
Princeton Univ Pr; ISBN: 0691045089
The
Presidency of Woodrow Wilson (American Presidency Series)
Kendrick A. Clements
Paperback / Published 1992
Uses
of Force and Wilsonian Foreign Policy (American Diplomatic History Series
No. 6)
Frederick S. Calhoun
Paperback / Published 1993
Woodrow
Wilson : A Psychological Study (American Presidency Series)
Sigmund Freud, William C. Bullitt
Paperback / Published 1999
To
End All Wars : Woodrow Wilson and the Quest for a New World Order
by Thomas J. Knock
Paperback - 381 pages Reprint edition (July 1995)
Princeton Univ Pr; ISBN: 0691001502
In
Search of Woodrow Wilson
by Robert M. Saunders
Hardcover (December 1998)
Greenwood Publishing Group; ISBN: 031330520X
The
Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson
by Herbert Hoover, Mark Hatfield (Introduction)
Paperback - 318 pages Reprint edition (November 1992)
Woodrow Wilson Center Pr; ISBN: 0943875412
Woodrow
Wilson: The Man, His Times and His Task
by William Allen White
(Paperback - November 2001)
Woodrow
Wilson and Colonel House a Personality Study
by Alexander L. George, Juliette L. George
(Paperback - December 1989)
My
Memoir (Signal Lives)
by Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
(Hardcover - June 1980)
Special Order
Woodrow
Wilson and the American Diplomatic Tradition: The Treaty Fight in Perspective
by Lloyd E. Ambrosius
(Paperback - January 1990)
The
Real Woodrow Wilson: An Interview With Arthur S. Link, Editor of the Wilson
Papers
by James Robert Carroll
Hardcover: Images from the Past
ISBN: 1884592325; (January 2001)
Wilsonianism:
Woodrow Wilson and His Legacy in American Foreign Relations
by Lloyd E. Ambrosius
(Paperback - September 2002)
Woodrow
Wilson: Our Twenty-Eighth President (Our Presidents)
by Carol Brunelli, Ann Gaines
(School & Library Binding - September 2001)
Woodrow
Wilson and World Politics: America's Response to War and Revolution
by Norman Gordon. Levin
(Paperback - May 1980)
The
Wilsonian Impulse: U.S. Foreign Policy, the Alliance, and German Unification
by Mary N. Hampton
(Hardcover - July 1996)
Special Order
| I am not one of those who
believe that a great army is the means of maintaining peace, because if
you build up a great profession those who form parts of it want to exercise
their profession. -Woodrow Wilson, 28th US president, Nobel laureate
(1856-1924) |
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