{"product_id":"the-wilson-circle-9781421442983","title":"The Wilson Circle","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn in-depth look at the key advisers to Woodrow Wilson during the course of his tumultuous presidency.   Nearly 100 years after Woodrow Wilson's death, historians continue to be divided over the impact of his presidency and his political leadership. The collapse of Wilson's health in 1919 and his failure to win Senate approval of the Versailles Treaty have tainted his legacy, as have the racism of his administration and its disregard for civil liberties after American entry into World War I. In The Wilson Circle, Charles E. Neu takes a new look at the Wilson presidency through the lens of his inner circle, a group of ten advisers. Some of these advisers, like his wife Ellen, were by his side at the start of his term, while others joined him as the challenges facing Wilson's presidency mounted. All of these advisers believed that, whatever Wilson's flaws as a leader, they had served a great man whose legacy would endure. Struck by his magnetism, his oratorical gifts, and the power and p\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue: Helping the President\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e1. Woodrow Wilson\u003cbr\u003e2. Ellen Axson Wilson\u003cbr\u003e3. Josephus Daniels\u003cbr\u003e4. William Gibbs McAdoo\u003cbr\u003e5. Joseph Patrick Tumulty\u003cbr\u003e6. Colonel Edward M. House\u003cbr\u003e7. Cary T. Grayson\u003cbr\u003e8. Newton D. Baker\u003cbr\u003e9. Edith Bolling Galt\u003cbr\u003e10. Bernard M. Baruch\u003cbr\u003e11. Ray Stannard Baker \u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Guardians of the Legacy\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408144736599,"sku":"9781421442983","price":37.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421442983.jpg?v=1730501750","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wilson-circle-9781421442983","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}