Acknowledgements; Introduction: the league fight; 1. To the draft covenant; 2. Round robin and revision; 3. Long, hot summer; 4. Ill-fated journey; 5. Stroke and stalemate; 6. Showdown; 7. Last chance; 8. Defeat; 9. Parting shots and echoes; 10. Breaking the heart of the world; A note on sources; Index.
An engaging narrative about the political fight over the League of Nations in the US.
Review of the hardback: 'Cooper's analysis is acute, even-handed
and remarkably free of the sentimentality (or scorn) that so often
colors writing about Wilson.' Jeff Shesol, New York Times Book
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Review of the hardback: 'The book includes fascinating accounts of
Wilson's stroke and recovery as well as colorful portraits of his
principal enemies in the Senate.' Wisconsin State Journal
Review of the hardback: 'A lucid and eminently readable account … a
work of substantial merit.' Washington Times
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