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WILSON, Woodrow (1856-1924). The New Freedom, A Call for the Emancipation of the Generous Energies of a People. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913.
8o. Red cloth, spine gilt, cover stamped in gilt; quarter calf clamshell box.
FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED, AS PRESIDENT on the flyleaf: "Mrs. M. A. Hubert With warm regards of Woodrow Wilson Washington, 11 May 1913." The essential statement of Wilson's political philosophy, with much of the material drawn from his 1912 campaign speeches. The core of the New Freedom is expressed in the subtitle: Wilson's belief that Americans needed to reclaim control of their government and their economy in the face of the growing power of corporate monopolies. Other key themes are the need for banking and tariff reforms, all of which Wilson realized in landmark legislation such as the Clayton anti-trust act, the creation of the Federal Reserve banking system, and the Federal Trade Commission.
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FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED, AS PRESIDENT on the flyleaf: "Mrs. M. A. Hubert With warm regards of Woodrow Wilson Washington, 11 May 1913." The essential statement of Wilson's political philosophy, with much of the material drawn from his 1912 campaign speeches. The core of the New Freedom is expressed in the subtitle: Wilson's belief that Americans needed to reclaim control of their government and their economy in the face of the growing power of corporate monopolies. Other key themes are the need for banking and tariff reforms, all of which Wilson realized in landmark legislation such as the Clayton anti-trust act, the creation of the Federal Reserve banking system, and the Federal Trade Commission.