Just in time for election day, as Americans reckon with presidential power and social justice, Simon & Schuster is publishing a new biography of Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson: A Light Withdrawn, by Christopher Cox.
The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library describes Cox’s biography as
a panoramic reassessment of Wilson’s life and his controversial role in the movements for racial equality and women’s suffrage. Wilson’s decades of opposition to the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, his segregation of the federal workforce, and his sympathy for Jim Crow laws deeply influenced the course of American history. By exploring these aspects in detail, Cox not only provides a fresh perspective on Wilson’s presidency but also honors the unsung heroes who fought tirelessly for justice and equality.
Cox, a lawyer (JD, Harvard) and Republican politician, served for seventeen years in the House of Representatives and chaired the US Securities and Exchange Commission from 2005 to 2009, providing him a front-row seat to the 2008 recession.
His biography joins an already-crowded shelf. I’m curious to learn about what drew Cox to write the book and how his treatment of the twenty-eighth president compares to John Milton Cooper’s 2009 biography, Wilson: A Biography.
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