Wilson

One hundred years after his inauguration, Woodrow Wilson still stands as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century, and one of the most enigmatic. And now, after more than a decade of research and writing, Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. Scott Berg has completed Wilson- the most personal and penetrating biography ever written about the 28th President. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of documents in the Wilson Archives, Berg was the first biographer to gain access to two recently-discovered caches of papers belonging to those close to Wilson. From this material, Berg was able to add countless details - even several unknown events - that fill in missing pieces of Wilson''s character and cast new light on his entire life. From the scholar-President who ushered the country through its first great world war to the man of intense passion and turbulence, from the idealist determined to make the world ''safe for democracy'', to the stroke-crippled leader whose incapacity, and the subterfuges around it, were among the century''s greatest secrets, the result is an intimate portrait written with a particularly contemporary point of view - a book at once magisterial and deeply emotional about the whole of Wilson''s life, accomplishments and failings. This is not just Wilson the icon - but Wilson the man.

About the author

A. Scott Berg is the author of four bestselling biographies: Max Perkins: Editor of Genius, winner of the National Book Award; Goldwyn; Lindbergh, winner of the Pulitzer Prize; and Kate Remembered. He lives in Los Angeles.

Product details

• Authors: A Scott Berg, A. Scott Berg, A.Scott Berg, Scott A Berg, Scott Berg
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 09.10.2014
• EAN: 9780743415620
• ISBN: 978-0-7434-1562-0
• No. of pages: 832
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Biographien (div.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Zwischen den Weltkriegen (1919 bis 1939 n. Chr.), 1900 bis 1909 n. Chr., 1910 bis 1919 n. Chr., Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Politische Führer und Führung, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Leadership, USA / Politik, Zeitgeschichte, Recht, Englische Bücher / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Zeitgeschichte, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century