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Woodrow Wilson: A Biography by John Milton Cooper Jr.; Knopf Woodrow Wilson, the president who peered down his long nose through pince-nez glasses, remains an enigma. What powered the flurry of reforms he pushed through Congress when he entered the White House in 1913—progressive landmarks like the Clayton Anti-Trust Act, the Federal Reserve and the …
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