Ferrell paints a clear picture of Wilson as a struggling war time President, who badly misread the mood of the country by thinking his policy of a universal diplomatic organization (The League of Nations) would be a natural outflow of the US/ Allied victory in World War 1. It is clear that the country was ready to "retreat" to isolationism and Wilson turned rather stubborn after the victory. The immediate political result...
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This excellent book is a part of The New American Nation series and I found it really a good work, tellling much I did not know or had forgotten. It leaves it plain that Wilson was far too stubborn over the League--if he had accepted reservations it would have been for the best. The book is excellent in its documentation, and has a good bibliography, and can be recommended to all interested in its fascinating subject.
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