Truman

Truman

The Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events from the atomic bombing of Japan to the outbreak of the Cold War and the Korean War, told by Americaâ€™s beloved and distinguished historian.

The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid charactersâ€”Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Achesonâ€”and dramatic events. In this riveting biography, acclaimed historian David McCullough not only captures the manâ€”a more complex, informed, and determined man than ever before imaginedâ€”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, Trumanâ€™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 Trumanâ€™s own family, friends, and Washington colleagues, McCullough tells the deeply moving story of the seemingly ordinary â€œman from Missouriâ€ who was perhaps the most courageous president in our history.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780671869205
Color Gold
ReleaseDate 1993-06-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780671869205

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Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780671869205
Color	Gold
ReleaseDate	1993-06-14
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780671869205