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100 1 $aO'Toole, Patricia.
245 14$aThe moralist :$bWoodrow Wilson and the world he made /$cPatricia O'Toole.
260 $aNew York ;$aLondon :$bSimon & Schuster,$c2018.
300 $axviii, 636 p., 16 unnumbered p. of plates :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aSon of the South -- When a man comes to himself -- Ascent -- Against all odds -- A new freedom -- A president begins -- Lines of accommodation -- Our detached and distant situation -- Moral force -- A psychological moment -- Departures -- The general wreck -- At sea -- Moonshine -- Strict accountability -- Haven -- Dodging trouble -- The world is on fire -- Stumbling in the dark -- The mystic influence of the stars and stripes -- By a whisker -- Verge of war -- Decision -- The associate -- The right men -- One white-hot mass instinct -- Over here, over there -- So many problems per diem -- Defiance -- Final triumph -- Storm warning -- The fog of peace -- Settling the accounts -- Stroking the cat the wrong way -- Paralyzed -- Altogether an unfortunate mess -- Breaking the heart of the world -- Best of the second-raters -- Swimming upstream -- Epilogue.
520 $a"By the author of acclaimed biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Adams, a penetrating biography of one of the most high-minded, consequential, and controversial US presidents, Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924). The Moralist is a cautionary tale about the perils of moral vanity and American overreach in foreign affairs."--Provided by publisher.
600 10$aWilson, Woodrow,$d1856-1924.
650 0$aPresidents$zUnited States$vBiography.
651 0$aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1913-1921.
651 0$aUnited States$xForeign relations$xMoral and ethical aspects.