Mr. Wilsons War, John Dos Passos
Mr. Wilsons War, John Dos Passos
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Mr. Wilson's War
From the Assassination of McKinley to the Defeat of the League of Nations

Author: John Dos Passos

Narrator: David Drummond

Unabridged: 23 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/07/2019

Synopsis

Beginning with the assassination of McKinley and ending with the defeat of the League of Nations by the United States Senate, the twenty-year period covered by John Dos Passos in this lucid and fascinating narrative changed the whole destiny of America. This is the story of the war we won and the peace we lost, told with a clear historical perspective and a warm interest in the remarkable people who guided the United States through one of the most crucial periods.

Foremost in the cast of characters is Woodrow Wilson, the shy, brilliant, revered, and misunderstood "schoolmaster," whose administration was a complex of apparent contradictions. Wilson had almost no interest in foreign affairs when he was first elected, yet later, in proposing the League of Nations, he was to play a major role in international politics. During his first summer in office, without any previous experience in banking, he pushed through the Federal Reserve Bank Act, perhaps his most lasting contribution. Reelected in 1916 on the rallying cry, "He kept us out of war," he shortly found himself and his country inextricably involved in the European conflict.

About John Dos Passos

Author John Dos Passos (1896-1970), a member of the Lost Generation, published more than forty works of fiction and nonfiction, including Three Soldiers and Manhattan Transfer. His masterpiece is his U.S.A. trilogy, consisting of The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money.

Reviews

Goodreads review by KOMET on October 12, 2014

Of all the works of non-fiction I've read thus far this year, this book has the twin virtues of readability (which, given its size, means a lot) and comprehensiveness. Dos Passos shares with the reader his guiding principle he followed in crafting "Mr Wilson's War", which was as follows: "My method......more

Goodreads review by Erik on March 17, 2014

Written in 1962, this is an older, more conservative Dos Passos than the idealistic writer of the USA Trilogy. Indeed, it is interesting to compare and contrast his treatment of such factors as the Socialist and Communist parties, Eugene Debs and the Industrial Workers of the World. Here the 'hero'......more

Goodreads review by Scott on February 08, 2015

Wonderfully written. It is a pleasure reading history written by a novelist rather than a historian. I only hope that Dos Passos didn't shade the history to fit the prose. I don't really think he did, but one never knows. For most of the way though the book I was fully intending to give it 5 stars, b......more

Goodreads review by James Wellman on May 11, 2015

Very interesting take on President Wilson and partisan politics in WW1 Very good historical account albeit it is a tad biased. The authors is descriptive about the players in history he does not like. Theodore Roosevelt is his favorite target in this regard. Other than a few instances it does not aff......more

Goodreads review by AnnieM on May 18, 2019

Incredibly detailed, almost too detailed. It really lagged in parts, but an interesting look at a lesser known part of history.......more

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