The Warrior and the Priest: Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt 60552nd Edition

by John Milton Cooper Jr. (Author)

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The colossal figures who shaped the politics of industrial America emerge in full scale in this engrossing comparative biography. In both the depth and sophistication of intellect that they brought to politics and in the titanic conflict they waged with each other, Roosevelt and Wilson were, like Hamilton and Jefferson before them, the political architects for an entire century.

All previous efforts to treat the philosophies and programs of Roosevelt’s New Nationalism and Wilson’s New Freedom have been partial and episodic. Now John Milton Cooper reconstructs in parallel lines the entire range of their ideologies and their struggles―their social identification in terms of class, education, and regional roots; the origins and evolution of their political thought; their party leadership roles; and their psychological characters.

After tracking the shared identities of young manhood, Cooper explains the conflict of their mature years that developed from opposing philosophies of government. Not until 1912, when Wilson ran for president, did they come together partially and briefly on common practical grounds of reform of the political process and efforts to curb big business in the public interest. Later, foreign policy in particular pitted them in a deeper conflict that consumed the rest of their lives.

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“An engrossing study… Mr. Cooper is at ease with his subjects and at home in their period, and he puts his learning at our disposal in a clear, active, engaging style.”―The New Yorker

“[Cooper’s] book displays the trained historical mind at close to its professional best. His distinctions are sharp, his insights original, his judgments balanced and his narrative unfailingly graceful.”―New York Times Book Review

“[An] intellectually rich and provocative study.”―New York Review of Books

“[A] superb comparative biography, [and] an important work of historical scholarship.”―Publishers Weekly

“A truly great work of biographical and historical literature… Since Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were the architects of all important domestic and foreign policies of the United States in the twentieth century, this book will be read avidly by persons interested in how we came to be what we are as a nation in the 1980s.”―Arthur S. Link, Princeton University

“A book that should become a classic in the field. The comparative perspective really works. The two men had enough in common, yet were sufficiently distinctive, for the comparative perspective to add significantly to our understanding of each person.”―Paul K. Conkin, Vanderbilt University

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press; 60552nd edition (October 15, 1985)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0674947517
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0674947511
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.48 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches

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- #5,303 in United States History (Books)

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Warrior Theodore Roosevelt and Priest Woodrow Wilson is a great dual biography of two POTUS

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2020

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Warrior and the Priest is Nietzche's vivid description of two types of leaders. Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) was a warrior spirit. He overcame childhood ailments to build up his body and his brilliant mind. Roosevelt served as assistant Secretary to the Navy, police commissioner of New York City, governor of New York, Vice-President under McKinley and President from 1904-1908. He was a scientist, author, outdoor conservationists, soldier winning fame for the charge up San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War and African explorer. Roosevelt ran second in the presidential contest of 1912 against Wilson, Taft and Debs. He is considered one of our greatest chief executives. T.R. had many flaws and faults: he was a racist and thought little of women's suffrage. He and Wilson were both progressives and urged reform in regulation of trusts and in expanding the American empire.
Woodrow Wilson was the son of a prominent Presbyterian pastor. He was born in Staunton Virginia in 1856. Wilson overcame dyslexia and is the only POTUS to have earned a Ph.D. He taught in several colleges and served a memorable term as President of Princeton University. Wilson served as Governor of New Jersey and two terms as POTUS winning office in 1912. He was a progressive and an intellectual. Like Roosevelt he has a terrible record on civil rights for African-Americans and women's suffrage. Wilson could be prickly and cold in his personal relationships. He and TR strongly disliked one another. The two men disagreed strongly over American entry into World War I; T.R. favored fighting while Wilson wanted to remain neutral,. Wilson's efforts to get the United States to join the League of Nations was a failure; strokes limited his effectiveness and he died in 1924.
Cooper argues that Roosevelt and Wilson were important leaders who set the course of American politics for generations to come. FDR and the growth of the federal government owe much to the progressive movement. Not since Hamilton and Jefferson dueled had the nation seen two such giants as T.R. and Wilson in the political arena.
This is an excellent dual biography of two great men. Strongly recommended

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A New Nationalism vs. A New Frontier

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2010

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As Cooper notes early in his book, not since Jefferson and Hamilton had there been a more heated national debate as to the direction of the country. Roosevelt and Wilson first found themselves vying with each other in 1912 election, in which TR bolted from the Republican Party and took the lead of the newly founded Progressive Party, leaving the incumbent President Taft a distant third in the polls. Roosevelt disparaged Wilson's academic personality and as Wilson and the Democrats absorbed more of the Progressive agenda into their platform, Roosevelt became even more vociferous in his challenges to the front runner. But alas, Roosevelt and Taft essentially canceled each other out and Wilson emerged with a landslide victory and the apparent will of the nation.

Cooper explores the lives of these two men from the boyhood aspirations to their confrontational politics of the 1910s, but this is not a parallel biography, but rather a study of their ideological origins and their policies which the author states formed the structure of our political debate ever since.

The crucial years 1912-1920 are covered in detail and form the nexus of the book. The sharpest contrasts in their personalities and policies could be seen during this time. On domestic issues there wasn't any particular dramatic contrasts. In fact, in many ways their policies paralleled each other. The differences arose mostly over their styles. Roosevelt preferred the bully pulpit while Wilson used a more "collegiate" approach in forming a consensus to the policies he favored.

Where they diverged dramatically was over WWI, and Cooper richly illustrates their differences, especially when it came to the League of Nations. Wilson wanted "peace without victory" where he felt the US and European countries could come together in a league as equals, whereas Roosevelt demanded a complete and total victory over Germany, pledging full support to the allies. Only then could a League of Nations work, he thought, where the US, Britain and France held primacy. Wilson felt this was the worst possible outcome because Germany would be relegated to a defeatist position and become a long term problem. Seems history bore out Wilson's view.

The book does require some previous knowledge of the two Presidents, but reads well on its own with plenty of footnotes to key the reader in to the events. At times, Cooper seems to struggle in this Nietzschean view, admitting that the distinctions don't always function, but serve well as ideological signposts.

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Rolfe L. Hillman III

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Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2017

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Fine effort

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Richard A. Barber

Warrior reviews Priest

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2009

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This book is a fine overview of the early progressive movement and the leading lights, Rossevelt and Wilson. Those who think Roosevelt was a conservative will be shocked to find that he was as least as radical, if not more so, than Wilson. Both thought Government was the answer to social problems. Both believed the central government needed to intervene in the economy. They made modern liberalism and bear the responsibility for the results.

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James

Basic Insight into Roosevelt and Wilson

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2011

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Warrior and Priest, by John Milton Cooper, Jr. is a basic overview of the lives of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. If you have read any other works on these two men, then this book will be a disappointmnet. I have read extensively about Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson and found this account to quite boring and tedious. I would only recommend this book to a reader who is totally unfamiliar with these two great Americans.

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Luz S

Wilson hagiography

Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2015

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I hated this bio! It trashed Theodore Roosevelt continously while praising Woodrow Wilson excessively. The author deliberately tries to explain away Wilson's racism (including introducing segregation to the Federal government and DC) and the Red Scare and arrest/intimidation of those opposed to US involvement in WW1.

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mrB

AWFUL!

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2011

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I was hoping this book would provide me w/ some insight on these two great men. Instead, I got a vague comparison of inside tidbits. Only read this book if you are already well informed about these men. This book makes reference, but does not go into detailed explanation about a lot of their accomplishments and the comparison continues.

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