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“Revealing, unforgiving, scholarly”
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“A stunning chronicle.”
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“Assiduously researched ... The chapters chronicling the Silent Sentinels are difficult to read without sadness”
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“Pulitzer Prize worthy . . . monumentally impressive”
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“Thoroughly researched, fast-paced ... highlights what many histories of Wilson have left out”
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“A dispassionate new biography — doggedly researched”
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“Important, richly detailed, long overdue”
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“Well-written ... extensively annotated”
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“A thoroughly researched profile that puts Wilson’s life in context ... a more nuanced profile of a figure who deserves both praise and criticism.”
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“An extraordinarily detailed, well-documented, and compelling indictment of the 28th president’s racism and his opposition to equal participation by women in American society and politics”
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“Reveals the real Wilson ... Cox has done his research”
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“An engrossing and meticulous study of the 28th president ... cataloguing not only Wilson’s grievous record on race but also his egregious history of opposing women’s suffrage”
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Starred Review | Best Nonfiction Books of 2024
“Well researched, insightful, and dismaying”
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