Woodrow Wilson: A Biography

It seems fashionable these days to hate on Woodrow Wilson, no matter what your political perspective is. But if you want a smart attempt at a more favorable take, you might enjoy this. I’m not convinced, but it was well written and there was a lot of good food for thought. Wilson went from a career i......more

Exceptionally interesting information here! Woodrow Wilson is one of those overlooked presidents I believe. He was years ahead of his time and had intrigue while in office. He seems to have been a man with a combination of ingredients that took a small portion of many other presidents. He had a sex......more

A great history about an unlikely man who became president. I loved all the detail put into this book. It was well researched. Well written and and a very accessible read. A very good biography about this man.......more

A very well-written biography of the 28th President by the magnificently-named John Milton Cooper. There is certainly a lot to either like or dislike about Wilson, who's probably best known for his failure at the end of his presidency to get the Senate to pass an unrevised version of the Versailles......more

This is more of a 3.5, but I read this for a new job at the President Woodrow Wilson House museum. It is highly informative and great for fact checking, but can be dense and full of political minutiae at times.......more