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You cant understand the united states in the twentieth century without understanding woodrow wilson from pulitzer prizewinning author, a. Wilson s first wife, a rather sweet woman given to painting landscapes, died while he was in office, and some of the most amusing pages in berg s book chronicle the widowerpresidents. Andrew scott berg born december 4, 1949 is an american biographer after graduating from princeton university in 1971, berg expanded his senior thesis on editor maxwell perkins into a fulllength biography, max perkins. Wilson and millions of other books are available for instant access. Scott berg s new 800page biography, wilson out of four, spares no detail. Robert mccrum admires scott bergs account of woodrow wilsons tragic presidency and the events that led to the greatest conspiracy that. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. When woodrow wilson moved from the university to the white house, he faced a host of domestic and international challenges. Scott berg, comes the definitive and revelatory biography of one of the greatest american figures of our time.
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