Woodrow Wilson (Childhoods of the Presidents)

Harmon, Daniel E.

ISBN 10: 1590842774 ISBN 13: 9781590842775

Publisher: Mason Crest, 2002

Synopsis

Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, was the son of a prominent Presbyterian minister and his equally devout wife. He grew up in the South during the Civil War and in its bleak aftermath, giving him a glimpse of the horrors and hardships of war.

About this title

About the Author:

H. W. Brands is distinguished professor of history at Texas A&M University. His previous books include the Pulitzer Prize finalist The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin, The Age of Gold, and a biography of Teddy Roosevelt. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., (1917-2007) was the preeminent political historian of our time. For more than half a century, he was a cornerstone figure in the intellectual life of the nation and a fixture on the political scene. He won two Pulitzer prizes for The Age of Jackson (1946) and A Thousand Days(1966), and in 1988 received the National Humanities Medal. He published the first volume of his autobiography, A Life in the Twentieth Century, in 2000.

From AudioFile:

This work is part of a series of short biographies of U.S. presidents written by distinguished American historians. This volume about our 28th president is written by distinguished American historian H. W. Brands. The reader, Richard Rohan, uses a strong tenor voice that sounds professorial but never pedantic. Rohan clearly communicates the highs and lows of a life filled with significant events such as war, peace, and political transformation. The work is enjoyable to the ear, although in a few spots the pace is too quick to take it all in. M.L.C. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Mason Crest
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1590842774
• ISBN 13: 9781590842775
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 47
• Editor: Schlesinger Arthur Meier