WOODROW WILSON

A pro-Wilson book. It was written by someone who favored Wilson. A great book about a complex man. Not a lot was written about Wilson’s flaws. Wilson was a product of his upbringing. He grew up in Antebellum South, so, yeah, he didn’t have a great stance on racial issues. However, despite this fact, he was a fascinating man to read about.

Beloved by liberals until recently due to cancel culture. Probably the greatest or one of the greatest liberal agendas ever implemented in American history. Wilson pushed for change that actually helped the country, not tear it down. We need to stop judging history by today’s standards !!! I don’t agree with Wilson’s agenda but he meant well for the country and didn’t change his believes to appease a certain group of people.

Heckscher's work is perhaps the best single-volume Woodrow Wilson biography/history available. The book is lengthy and for the most part provides readers with plenty of depth and detail. It also includes several excellent photos. Overall the book is well written, and readers will notice both Heckscher's familiarity with Wilson and the amount of research he put into writing the book. There are a few shortcomings however. A few topics seem to get treated with so much detail that one may have the feeling they are reading a dry reference book. With other areas, such as Wilson's state-by-state tour to drum up public support for the League of Nations, Heckscher seems to be gloss over much of the endeavor to the point of making the reader feel as if they are reading a condensed summary. At the end of the book is an extensive bibliography, including brief comments about each work. This is a very handy resource for those who may want more info on a particular aspect of Wilson, the League of Nations, presidential incapacity, etc. If you are a Wilson fan or a serious student of presidential history, then this book is a must-have. For those who want to learn about Woodrow Wilson but don't want to read for a 743-page, 3-pound epic, I would recommend starting with H.W. Brands' "Woodrow Wilson" (part of "The American Presidents Series" edited by Arthur Schlesinger Jr.). Despite being much shorter at just 169 pages, the scope of Brands' book is comparable to Heckscher's. Brands' book is a more enjoyable and easier read, and yet it's intelligently written with enough detail to give you a good understanding of Wilson.

Oddly coincidental, the Woodrow Wilson Wikipedia page is apparently largely derived from this book. The Wikipedia page on Woodrow Wilson has about 128 separate references to an even wider number of pages in this book. I believe the essence of this book can be seen as a typical whitewashed biography of a 'great' American. Heckshur is full of excuses and rationalizations for Wilson's failures and bigotry, his tightening of federal segregation, failures at Versailles, all of which he readily provides excuses. You will not find mention that in the first month of Wilson being in office concerns by Wilson's conservative Postmaster of 'sharing of bathrooms' with 'negroes' in the Postal Railway Service required immediate action. The National Postal Museum website has a page on this, 'Woodrow Wilson:Federal Segregation' fortunately not subject to being scrubbed by the Wilson lovers at Wikipedia. Action on the Postal Service was taken with Wilson approval to tightly segregate the important federal agency as to bathrooms, wash basins and towels. Heckshur doesn't mention this, but notes the increase in segregation and air brushes it away, making excuses such as 'in accord with public opinion' or 'out of concern for his considerable legislative agenda'. No mention made that Wilson may have been just pandering to racists for his own political benefit. A great President leads and changes public opinion, tries to unite the nation, Wilson was doing the opposite, going the racist route within one month of taking office.

This book does a very good job of outlining the life of Woodrow Wilson. If you are not very familiar with the life and career of Woodrow Wilson then I would recommend reading this book. The book provided just the right amount of detail needed in order to provide you with insight as to what Wilson was all about.

This is a good biography of Wilson. While not great, it is effective and well considered - the author knows a great deal of Wilson's papers, having apparently worked on them for years. Worth both the time and the money. And it contains a wonderful bibliography for further Wilson reading. For what it's worth, I recommend it.

This book was just as described, excellent new condition and the price was right.

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