McCullough, David G.
Truman / David McCullough - New York Simon & Schuster 1992 - 1117 p.
Awards:Pulitzer Prize, Biography, 1993. Society of American Historians Francis Parkman Prize, 1993.
Son of the middle border: Blue River country --
Model boy --
Way of the farmer --
Soldier --
Politician: Try, try again --
Senator from Pendergast --
Patriot --
Numbered days --
To the best of my ability: Moon, the stars, and all the planets --
Summer of decision --
Mr. President: Buck stops here --
Turning point --
Heat in the kitchen --
Fighting chance --
Weight of the world: Iron man --
Commander in chief --
Final days --
Back home: Citizen Truman.
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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0671456547
9780671456542
Truman, Harry S. 1884-1972
Presidents--United States
973.918092 McC 15
Truman / David McCullough - New York Simon & Schuster 1992 - 1117 p.
Awards:Pulitzer Prize, Biography, 1993. Society of American Historians Francis Parkman Prize, 1993.
Son of the middle border: Blue River country --
Model boy --
Way of the farmer --
Soldier --
Politician: Try, try again --
Senator from Pendergast --
Patriot --
Numbered days --
To the best of my ability: Moon, the stars, and all the planets --
Summer of decision --
Mr. President: Buck stops here --
Turning point --
Heat in the kitchen --
Fighting chance --
Weight of the world: Iron man --
Commander in chief --
Final days --
Back home: Citizen Truman.
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.
63741
0671456547
9780671456542
Truman, Harry S. 1884-1972
Presidents--United States
973.918092 McC 15