Presents a brief look at the childhood, education, family, and political career of Woodrow Wilson, twenty-eighth president of the U.S., and includes discussion of the major historical events of his lifetime.
A biography of Woodrow Wilson, who became the twenty-eighth president four years before the nation entered World War I and is known for his plans for peace and a League of Nations. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to Woodrow Wilson.
Examines America's global policies between 1900 and 1912 and discusses the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, the Panama Canal, Woodrow Wilson's foreign policies, the Progressive movement, and the beginning of World War One.
Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs--the election that changed the country
Chace, James
2004
Chronicles the events surrounding the 1912 run for the presidency between former president Theodore Roosevelt; his hand-picked successor, William H. Taft; Democratic nominee, Woodrow Wilson; and labor leader Eugene V. Debs.
Profiles the lives of three presidents who dared to take actions, such as proposing an international peacekeeping organization, establishing programs to cope with the Great Depression and making the decision to drop the atomic bomb.