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OverviewBefore Woodrow Wilson became president of the United States, he spent 25 years at Princeton University, first as an undergraduate, then professor, and finally as president. His experiences at the helm of Princeton, where he enjoyed four productive years followed by four years of wrangling and intense acrimony, reveal much about the kind of man he was and how he earned a reputation as a fearless crusader. This engrossing book focuses on how Wilson's Princeton years influenced the ideas and worldview he later applied in politics. His career in the White House, W. Barksdale Maynard shows, repeated with uncanny precision his Princeton experiences.The book recounts how Wilson's inspired period of building, expansion, and intellectual fervour at Princeton deteriorated into one of the most famous academic disputes in American history. His battle to abolish elitist eating clubs and establish a more egalitarian system culminated in his defeat and dismissal, and the ruthlessness of his tactics alienated even longtime friends. So extreme was his behaviour, some historians have wondered whether he suffered a stroke. Maynard sheds new light on this question, on Wilson's temper, and on other aspects of his strengths and shortcomings. The book provides an unprecedented inside view of a hard-fighting president, a man who tried first to remake a university and then to remake the world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: W. Barksdale MaynardPublisher: Yale University Press Imprint: Yale University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.730kg ISBN: 9780300136043ISBN 10: 0300136048 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 01 September 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsA worthy contribution to Wilson's biography. --;i>Journal of American History</i>--Robert C. Hilderbrand Journal of American History This poignant biography of the man who coined the phrase 'Princeton in the nation's service' shows how much Woodrow Wilson's experiences at Princeton as a student, professor, and president foreshadowed and molded his tragic career as a national and world leader. -James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom -- James M. McPherson Author InformationW. Barksdale Maynard is lecturer in the Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University, having previously been a lecturer in the Department of the History of Art, Johns Hopkins University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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