Easton Press Woodrow Wilson books
Woodrow Wilson - 2 volume set - Arthur Walworth - 1978
Vol. 1 - American Prophet
Vol. 2 - World Prophet
Day of Dedication: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Woodrow Wilson - 1988
Woodrow Wilson and the Progressive Era 1910-1917 - Arthur S. Link - 1988
Woodrow Wilson A Biography - August Heckscher - 1997
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President Woodrow Wilson biography
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States. He is best known for navigating the country through the First World War. He was born on December 28th, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia, to a family with strong Christian and Confederate roots. Wilson's father was a Presbyterian minister. One of his earliest memories was seeing General Robert E. Lee pass by on horseback.
Despite early academic struggles, Wilson thrived at Princeton, where he would become university president in 1902. Following a prestigious career in academia, Wilson won the governorship of New Jersey in 1910. He soon set his sights on a higher prize: the White House. In 1912, he triumphed in shocking fashion after the conservative incumbent William Howard Taft split the Republican vote with Bull Moose candidate Theodore Roosevelt. Wilson became only the second Democratic president since the Civil War.
Wilson's early foreign policy focused on maintaining American neutrality amid World War I, a position that secured his re-election in 1916. However, increasing German aggression, which climaxed in 128 American deaths aboard the sunken Lusitania, pressured Wilson and the U.S. to enter the conflict in 1917. Wilson persuaded Congress to declare war, and the reinvigorated Allies achieved victory just a year later.
World War I
During his lifetime Woodrow Wilson played a key role in major events of the era, including World War I.
World War I was triggered on 28 June 1914 by the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. On May 7th 1915, the Lusitania, a cruise ship which had many American passengers aboard, was sunk by a German submarine. For this, together with economic and political reasons, the USA declared war on Germany on April 6th 1917.
Wilson was a key diplomatic voice following the 1918 armistice. In his famous Fourteen Points speech, issued on January 8th, 1918, he proposed the League of Nations, a global alliance that preceded the United Nations. For his efforts, he received the 1920 Nobel Peace Prize.
On the domestic front, Wilson enacted sweeping labor reform and pushed for the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. His views on race, however, were not so progressive; he backed segregation and endorsed the controversial film The Birth of a Nation that lionized the Ku Klux Klan.
Wilson was also noted for opposing prohibition, correctly believing it would be unenforceable, but he was unable to prevent its official ratification in 1919. Late in his second term, Wilson suffered multiple debilitating strokes. With the president bedridden and partially paralyzed, his cabinet and his wife Edith secretly carried out most of his duties.
Personal life
Woodrow Wilson married his first wife, Ellen Louise Axson, on June 24th 1885. He married his second wife, Edith Bolling Galt, on December 18th 1915. Edith was a distant relative of Pocahontas. Edith was his connection with the outside world after he suffered a stroke which paralyzed his left side and became one of the most powerful first ladies.
Woodrow Wilson had three children. Their names were Margaret, Jessie, and Eleanor.
Health Problems
During his life Woodrow Wilson suffered from various health problems, including eye twitches, hypertension, and multiple strokes. Wilson's poor health continued after he left office in 1921.
How did Woodrow Wilson die?
Woodrow Wilson died of paralysis caused by a stroke on February 3rd 1924 in Washington DC. He was buried in the Washington National Cathedral. Wilson is the first president to be buried in Washington and the first president to be buried inside a church.
Facts
Woodrow Wilson belonged to the Democrat political party. He was 56 years old when he was inaugurated as the 28th president. Thomas Riley Marshall stood as the Vice President.
Woodrow Wilson was the first president with a PhD.
Woodrow Wilson was 5'11" tall and weighed approximately 175 to 180 lb. He had a long thin face, large ears, brown hair, grey-blue eyes, a sallow complexion, and bad teeth.
Woodrow Wilson had a flock of sheep that grazed on the lawn of the White House. Their wool was used to raise money for the Red Cross during World War I. His nickname was “schoolmaster in politics”.
Woodrow Wilson quotes
"The world must be made safe for democracy."
"I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow."
"The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it."
"Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together."
"The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people."
"There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed."
"Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance."
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."
"I would rather fail in a cause that will ultimately triumph than to triumph in a cause that will ultimately fail."
"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand."