December 28th, 1856, Woodrow Wilson was born. Woodrow Wilson was our 28th president, after being president of Princeton University, and Governor of New Jersey. His first wife died while he was president, and he remarried. He believed in segregation, and in his early life did not push womens rights. He started the League of Nations, and the Federal Reserve. His wife was an early “Jill Biden” shielding Wilson from the public and political foes, after Wilson had a severe stroke.
I have in my presidential section of the library, a few books written by Woodrow Wilson. The first is “When a Man Comes to Himself”, published in 1915. This is a readable book about when a man “grows up”.
The next book is a companion book by Wilson “On Being Human” published in 1916. This book also is how a man can better himself. I quote Wilson:
“There is a subtle craft in finding ways for the mind, too. Keep but your eyes alert and your ears quick, as you move among men and among books. and you shall find yourself possessed at last of a new sense, the sense of a pathfinder.”
Both of these books are a kind of self-help, or or perhaps a self direction work.
I also have “In Our First Year of War: Messages and Addresses to the Congress and the People March 5, 1917, to January 8, 1918” published in 1918, by Woodrow Wilson.
Initially, Wilson did not want to be in World War I. This book shows the transition he took, when the Germans continued to attack passenger and merchant ships.
I also have an interesting book from the “Epochs of American History” series, “Division and Reunion 1829 – 1889” published 1929, by Woodrow Wilson. It was originally published in 1892.
Wilson wrote much about the country as North and South compromises become unstable, Slavery issues with states – and then also territories, Texas, new lands after the Mexican war, the Civil war, and Reconstruction. As well as this being a good read, there are many interesting fold out colorized maps.
I have a couple of booklets that were published during Wilson’s Presidency. The first is “German War Aims” by Edwyn Bevan, published in 1918. This was during the time of vocal sentiment of what should happen to Germany after the war. It coincided with Wilson’s ideas, as it was printed by same publisher, and promoted with his book.
I also have a rare pamphlet “Would President Wilson’s Covenant of the Leage of Nations Prevent War” written by William Herbert Hobbs, and published by the League for the Preservation of American Independence” published in 1920.
These folk did not want to have the United States involved with the League of Nations. It is an interesting read, disagreeing with the President.
On all accounts, it is definately worth a look into the history of Wilson. Woodrow Wilson is one of four presidents that have received the Nobel Peace Prize.
“I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.” – Woodrow Wilson
“If you want to make enemies, try to change something.” – Woodrow Wilson
“The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.” – Woodrow Wilson
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