2003, ISBN: 9780743260299

*The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid charactersRoosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall,… Meer...

*The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid charactersRoosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, Dean Acheson- dramatic events. Riveting biography, historian David McCullough not only captures the mana more complex, informed,determined man than ever before imaginedbut also the turbulent times in which he rose, boldly, to meet unprecedented challenges.Last president to serve as a living link between the nineteenth & twentieth centuries, Truman's story spans the raw world of the Missouri frontier, World War I, 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, fire General MacArthur. Drawing on newly discovered archival material & extensive interviews with Truman's own family, friends,Washington colleagues, Deeply moving story of the seemingly ordinary "man from Missouri" who was perhaps the most courageous president in our history. Soft cover book is in good condition. Covers are bright & shiny showing minor wear. Spine is creased , larger books are very difficult to read without creasing spine . Pages are clean - unmarked. Large / thick over sized paperback -1,117 pages. -Truman Author David McCullough 38th print PB Pub. Simon and Schuster, 2003 ISBN 0743260295, 9780743260299 Designed Eva Metz -1117 pages -Subjects History ' United States ' State & Local ' Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) Biography & Autobiography / General Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State History / United States / 20th Century History / United States / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa,Los Angeles Culver City- -At least you know what you're getting into- City- Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed........LAX Vespa, Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting. Shipped Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully packed to protect it during transit..-Sandwiched in foam core........Truman 5983 pb BIO WB COPY 2, Simon and Schuster, 2003-08-20, 2.5<

2003, ISBN: 9780743260299

*+ The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid charactersRoosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshal… Meer...

*+ The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid charactersRoosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, Dean Acheson dramatic events. In this riveting biography, acclaimed historian David McCullough not only captures the mana more complex, informed,determined man than ever before imaginedbut also the turbulent times in which he rose, boldly, to meet unprecedented challenges.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, 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, fire General MacArthur. Drawing on newly discovered archival material and extensive interviews with Truman's own family, friends,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. Soft cover book is in very good condition. Covers are bright and shiny showing minor wear. Pages are clean and unmarked. This is a large over sized paperback book of 1,117 pages. Title Truman Author David McCullough 38th print PB Publisher Simon and Schuster, 2003 ISBN 0743260295, 9780743260299 Length 1117 pages Subjects History ' United States ' State & Local ' Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) Biography & Autobiography / General Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State History / United States / 20th Century History / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) Ruth LAX Vespa,Los Angeles maybe this will do it! -At least you know what you're getting into- - Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit...Truman pb 4451 Biography 40blk COPY 1, Simon and Schuster, 2003-08-20, 3<