{"product_id":"when-the-cheering-stopped-the-last-years-of-woodrow-wilson-paperback","title":"When the Cheering Stopped: The Last Years of Woodrow Wilson - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGene Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe poignant true story of an American president struck by tragedy at the height of his glory. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller vividly chronicles the stunning decline in Woodrow Wilson's fortunes after World War I and draws back the curtain on one of the strangest episodes in the history of the American presidency. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author Gene Smith brilliantly captures the drama and excitement of Wilson's efforts at the Paris Peace Conference to forge a lasting concord between enemies, and his remarkable coast-to-coast tour to sway national opinion in favor of the League of Nations. During this grueling jaunt across 8,000 miles in less than a month, Wilson suffered a debilitating stroke that left him an invalid and a recluse, shrouding his final years in office in shadow and mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In graceful and dramatic prose, Smith portrays a White House mired in secrets, with a commander in chief kept behind closed doors, unseen by anyone except his doctor and his devoted second wife, Edith Galt Wilson, a woman of strong will with less than an elementary school education who, for all intents and purposes, led the government of the most powerful nation in the world for two years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the Cheering Stopped \u003c\/i\u003eis a gripping true story of duty, courage, and deceit, and an unforgettable portrait of a visionary leader whose valiant struggle and tragic fall changed the course of world history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGene Smith (1929-2012) was an acclaimed historian and biographer and the author of \u003ci\u003eWhen the Cheering Stopped: The Last Years of Woodrow Wilson \u003c\/i\u003e(1964), a poignant portrait of the president's final months in the White House that spent fifteen weeks on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller list. Born in Manhattan and educated at the University of Wisconsin, Smith was drafted into the army and served in Germany in the early 1950s. He began his career at \u003ci\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/i\u003eand reported for the\u003ci\u003e Newark Star-Ledger \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e New York Post\u003c\/i\u003e before leaving journalism to write full-time. His popular biographies include \u003ci\u003eThe Shattered Dream: Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression \u003c\/i\u003e(1970), \u003ci\u003eLee and Grant: A Dual Biography \u003c\/i\u003e(1984), and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Gothic: The Story of America's Legendary Theatrical Family--Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth \u003c\/i\u003e(1992). For many years, Smith and his wife and daughter lived in a house built by a Revolutionary War veteran in Pine Plains, New York, and raised thoroughbred horses. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47647895355645,"sku":"9781504049399","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/b0pxMFFpcjdrL2trdU8vQzlxV0FOQT09.webp?v=1780606694","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/when-the-cheering-stopped-the-last-years-of-woodrow-wilson-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}