SuitabookWho was Woodrow Wilson?
Margaret Frith
- Reading
- Read in stages around Wilson’s changing roles, pausing to distinguish the book’s account of his own aims from its explanation of political decisions.
- Themes
- Leadership and public life: Wilson is presented through his university, state and national leadership roles. The overview traces his rise, but does not establish whether the book celebrates or questions his leadership.
- International cooperation: Wilson hoped for a League of Nations to help prevent another war, but the United States did not join. The overview gives the contrast between his aim and the US decision, without establishing the book’s judgement of either.
- Worth knowing
- Illness, heartbreak and the First World War are part of the book’s stated coverage. The overview does not explain how these experiences are described.