Who was Woodrow Wilson?

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Title:

Who was Woodrow Wilson?

Author:

Frith, Margaret, author.

Thomson, Andrew (Children's book illustrator), illustrator.

Series:

Who was-- ?

Summary:

First he was known as Tommy, then Woodrow, and eventually, Mr. President. Born on December 28, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia, Thomas Woodrow Wilson was a born leader. He was the president of Princeton University, served as governor of New Jersey after that, and was then elected president of the United States. But not everything was so easy for Wilson. He was ahead of his time in wanting a League of Nations after World War I to help prevent another war like it, but his hopes were dashed when the United States refused to join. Margaret Frith offers a fascinating look at how this magnificent and tragic figure handled debilitating illness, heartbreak, and "the war to end all wars."

Contents:

Who was Woodrow Wilson? -- A Southern Boyhood -- Off to College -- Heading North -- Down South Again -- Back up to Princeton -- University President -- A Path to the Presidency -- Living in the White House -- "He Kept Us Out of War" -- Preparing for War -- Fighting for the League -- Timelines.

Physical Description:

106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Genre:

Biographies.

Personal Subject:

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924-Juvenile literature.

Subject Term:

Presidents -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Author(s):

Thomson, Andrew (Children's book illustrator),

Publisher:

Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House,

Publication Date:

2015

ISBN:

9780448484280

9781480675667

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2015.

Call Number:

J 920 WILSON

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003280586	Juvenile Nonfiction	920 WILSON	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Author Notes

Margaret Frith is the author of Who Was Louis Braille?, Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? and Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?

Excerpts

When Woodrow Wilson was almost four years old, he was playing outside his home in Augusta, Georgia. A man rushed by. He was shouting the news that Abraham Lincoln had been elected president, and war was coming. The little boy ran inside to ask his father what it all meant. His father explained that Northern states were going to fight against Southern states. (Wilson would later say that this was his earliest memory as a child.) Sure enough, a few months later, the bitter Civil War broke out in 1861. It lasted four years. Excerpted from Who Was Woodrow Wilson? by Margaret Frith All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.