Truman
(Book)
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Published:
New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, ©1992., New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, [1992].
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Book
Physical Desc:
1117 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Description
The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid characters-- Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Acheson--and dramatic events. In this riveting biography, acclaimed historian David McCullough not only captures the man--a more complex, informed, and determined man than ever before imagined--but also the turbulent times in which he rose, boldly, to meet unprecedented challenges. The last president to serve as a living link between the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries, Truman's story spans the raw world of the Missouri frontier, World War I, the powerful Pendergast machine of Kansas City, the legendary Whistle-Stop Campaign of 1948, and the decisions to drop the atomic bomb, confront Stalin at Potsdam, send troops to Korea, and fire General MacArthur. Drawing on newly discovered archival material and extensive interviews with Truman's own family, friends, and Washington colleagues, McCullough tells the deeply moving story of the seemingly ordinary "man from Missouri" who was perhaps the most courageous president in our history
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973.918 M133
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780671869205, 0671869205
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1058-1082) and index.
Description
The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid characters-- Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Acheson--and dramatic events. In this riveting biography, acclaimed historian David McCullough not only captures the man--a more complex, informed, and determined man than ever before imagined--but also the turbulent times in which he rose, boldly, to meet unprecedented challenges. The last president to serve as a living link between the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries, Truman's story spans the raw world of the Missouri frontier, World War I, the powerful Pendergast machine of Kansas City, the legendary Whistle-Stop Campaign of 1948, and the decisions to drop the atomic bomb, confront Stalin at Potsdam, send troops to Korea, and fire General MacArthur. Drawing on newly discovered archival material and extensive interviews with Truman's own family, friends, and Washington colleagues, McCullough tells the deeply moving story of the seemingly ordinary "man from Missouri" who was perhaps the most courageous president in our history
Awards
Pulitzer Prize, Biography, 1993
Awards
Society of American Historians Francis Parkman Prize, 1993
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APA Citation (style guide)
McCullough, D. G. (1992). Truman. New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)McCullough, David G. 1992. Truman. New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)McCullough, David G, Truman. New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 1992.
MLA Citation (style guide)McCullough, David G. Truman. New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 1992.
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