Project Gutenberg 2003-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 86 Gilbert, Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace) 1871 1933 Gilbert, Clinton Wallace Kirby, John The Mirrors of Washington Harding, Warren G. -- Wilson, Woodrow -- Harvey, George (Brinton McClellan) -- Hughes, Charles Evans -- House, Edward Mandell -- Hoover, Herbert Clark -- Lodge, Henry Cabot -- Baruch, Bernard Mannes -- Root, Elihu -- Johnson, Hiram Warren -- Knox, Philander Chase -- Lansing, Robert -- Penrose, Boies -- Borah, William Edgar. Produced by Charles Franks, Robert Rowe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Mirrors of Washington" by Clinton W. Gilbert and John Kirby is a political analysis written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the complexities of American presidential history, specifically analyzing the characters and ideologies of presidents Warren G. Harding and Woodrow Wilson. It reflects on how these figures exemplify broader trends in American politics and society. The opening of the book provides a detailed and vivid introductory context regarding key political figures of the time, emphasizing their educational backgrounds, political careers, and personal characteristics. Notably, it contrasts the public perceptions and leadership styles of Harding and Wilson, positioning Harding as the "just folks" candidate who represents the average American voter, while Wilson is depicted as an idealistic, yet ultimately flawed leader. The narrative sets the stage for an exploration of Harding's electoral appeal amidst a populace fatigued by Wilson's progressive ideals, suggesting a shift in American political thought from idealism to pragmatism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Statesmen -- United States Washington (D.C.) -- Biography United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century E740 Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 309699 306588 2024-10-02T10:07:09.170396 2023-10-02T08:57:07.451745 text/html text/html 301711 2021-01-09T00:39:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 112169 2021-01-09T00:39:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 199657 2024-10-02T10:07:16.437391 application/epub+zip 203458 2024-10-02T10:07:12.377396 application/epub+zip 186437 2024-10-02T10:07:11.130397 application/epub+zip 364571 2024-10-02T10:07:19.607346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347158 2024-10-02T10:07:15.660383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304064 2022-09-02T11:56:30.299504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292037 291933 2024-10-02T10:07:08.639427 2023-10-02T08:57:07.064741 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 291967 2021-01-09T00:39:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110452 2021-01-09T00:39:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20587 2024-10-02T10:07:19.740332 application/rdf+xml 13633 2024-10-02T10:07:11.679384 image/jpeg 3649 2024-10-02T10:07:11.402385 image/jpeg 196504 2024-10-02T10:07:09.197409 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog