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This is the story of President Woodrow Wilson growing up in Augusta, Georgia, during the Civil War years where the Wilson family resided from 1860 into 1870's. This childhood biography, the only one of its kind, allows readers to share experiences with Tommy (as he was called during his early years) as he grows from a two-year-old to a teenager. Readers will learn that Tommy's earliest memory... More

This is the story of President Woodrow Wilson growing up in Augusta, Georgia, during the Civil War years where the Wilson family resided from 1860 into 1870's. This childhood biography, the only one of its kind, allows readers to share experiences with Tommy (as he was called during his early years) as he grows from a two-year-old to a teenager. Readers will learn that Tommy's earliest memory was the election news of Abraham Lincoln. They will learn that Tommy watched the Confederate wounded arrive at his father's church-turned-hospital, gazed in wonder at the Union war prisoners housed within the churchyard, and helped his community prepare ammunition for the Confedneracy. Readers will learn about Wilson family life during reconstruction. They will learn that Tommy, like many students, was a reluctant scholar who did not enjoy school and did not learn to read until he was nine years old. The lessons learned from family and church, and the history lived, were lat! er evident as President Wilson guided his country through World War I. ***(The book also includes an early photograph of Thomas Woodrow Wilson plus other photos and historical drawings related to the story and their historical significance to Augusta during the Civil War. Readers will also learn that the home of the Wilson's is now under historic reconstruction, and the church where his father preached is one of the major landmark churches in downtown Augusta, still in use today.

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