Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, renowned historian Margaret MacMillan's best-selling Paris 1919 is the story of six remarkable months that changed the world. At the close of WWI, between January and July of 1919, delegates from around the world converged on Paris under the auspices of peace. New countries were created, old empires were dissolved, and for six months, Paris was the center of the world. Bringing to vivid life the individuals who...

"Edith Bolling has been in no hurry to find a new husband since she was widowed, but President Woodrow Wilson wins Edith over and she becomes the First Lady of the United States. She's determined to rise to the challenges of her new marriage--from the bloodthirsty press to the first World War. When peace talks begin in Europe, she attends at Woodrow's side. But Woodrow's delicate health takes a dramatic turn for the worse. In her determination to...

"By turns a colorful triptych of three American icons who changed history and the engrossing story of the roots of World War I, The Approaching Storm is a surprising and important story of how and why the United States emerged onto the world stage"--