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.
'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 Review '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 'A lucid and eminently readable account ... a work of substantial merit.' Washington Times
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