Woodrow Wilson
Written by Louis Auchincloss
Narrated by Paul Boehmer
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Woodrow Wilson sheds new light on Wilson's upbringing and career and shows the grim determination that carried him to the presidency just before World War I. From the dynamic figure whose ringing speeches hypnotized vast crowds, to the gentle voice reading poetry to his children, to the rising academic and president of Princeton who made the giant leap into politics, here are all the triumphs and the final tragic irony of this flawed apostle of world peace.
In this portrait of Woodrow Wilson, Auchincloss examines a president who is perhaps better remembered for the force of his personality than for his accomplishments. He leaves us to ponder the extent to which Wilson's character shaped subsequent history.
Louis Auchincloss
Louis Auchincloss was honored in the year 2000 as a “Living Landmark” by the New York Landmarks Conservancy. During his long career he wrote more than sixty books, including the story collection Manhattan Monologues and the novel The Rector of Justin. The former president of the Academy of Arts and Letters, he resided in New York City until his death in January 2010.
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Reviews for Woodrow Wilson
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Part of the Brief Lives series, this entry was written by Louis Auchincloss, and is thus benefits from his supremely elegant but accessible style.Auchincloss focuses on Wilson’s stroke and its after effects, but doesn’t neglect his earlier life.I found this quite an interesting look at a rather shadowy, somewhat unpleasant man
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fine as a quick overview of Wilson's life and key political & historic moments. Unsatisfying, as any short biography must be, in delivering a reasonably thorough portrait.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Part of the Brief Lives series, this entry was written by Louis Auchincloss, and is thus benefits from his supremely elegant but accessible style.Auchincloss focuses on Wilson’s stroke and its after effects, but doesn’t neglect his earlier life.I found this quite an interesting look at a rather shadowy, somewhat unpleasant man