The poignant true story of an American president struck by tragedy at
the height of his glory.
This New York Times bestseller vividly chronicles the stunning decline
in Woodrow Wilson's fortunes after World War I and draws back the
curtain on one of the strangest episodes in the history of the American
presidency.
Author Gene Smith brilliantly captures the drama and excitement of
Wilson's efforts at the Paris Peace Conference to forge a lasting
concord between enemies, and his remarkable coast-to-coast tour to sway
national opinion in favor of the League of Nations. During this grueling
jaunt across 8,000 miles in less than a month, Wilson suffered a
debilitating stroke that left him an invalid and a recluse, shrouding
his final years in office in shadow and mystery.
In graceful and dramatic prose, Smith portrays a White House mired in
secrets, with a commander in chief kept behind closed doors, unseen by
anyone except his doctor and his devoted second wife, Edith Galt Wilson,
a woman of strong will with less than an elementary school education
who, for all intents and purposes, led the government of the most
powerful nation in the world for two years.
When the Cheering Stopped is a gripping true story of duty, courage,
and deceit, and an unforgettable portrait of a visionary leader whose
valiant struggle and tragic fall changed the course of world history.
