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Original Title:	Truman
ISBN:	0671869205 (ISBN13: 9780671869205)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Harry S. Truman, Thomas E. Dewey
Literary Awards:	Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (1993), Francis Parkman Prize (1993), Lionel Gelber Prize (1992), National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Biography/Autobiography (1992), National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction (1992)

Truman

David McCullough

Paperback | Pages: 1120 pages

Rating: 4.13 | 74758 Users | 2229 Reviews

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Title	:	Truman
Author	:	David McCullough
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 1120 pages
Published	:	June 14th 1993 by Simon Schuster (first published June 15th 1992)
Categories	:	Biography. History. Politics. Presidents. Nonfiction. North American Hi.... American History

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The Pulitzer Prize–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 America’s beloved and distinguished historian.

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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Ratings: 4.13 From 74758 Users | 2229 Reviews

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Oh, yes, I am ambitious. This book must be 1000 pages. It's huge... and interesting so far. And it won a Pulitzer. I'm reading it because McCullough's bio of John Adams made me bawl like a baby when I got near the end. I mean-- how can one not cry upon reading about Adams and Jefferson BOTH living until and dying on July 4th, the same July 4th, out of sheer will? I wish more Americans and people in general knew these stories and of these people rather than just knowing a lot of fiction. And I do

Sometimes I even laughed...... Cheers for the late bloomers in life!!! A man after my own heart!!!Harry's cousin said Harry was 'always' a late bloomer. He did everything a little later than his contemporaries. He didn't marry until he was 35...so, why would it be crazy to him to first arrive in Washington in his early 50's? "Harry is a fine man, intelligent, able, and has integrity. He doesn't know much about foreign affairs, but he's learning fast..." --Franklin D RooseveltThis book gets the

Epic in size and scope, I could do nothing less than give five stars to Truman, the man, the president, and the book. Like McCulloughs John Adams, the author has weaved together a biography like few others, utilizing mountains of papers both personal and political to re-create the life of a truly unique president. Beyond cradle-to-grave, Truman begins in frontier times when Kentucky was still the West, decades before the birth of Harrys father. Then it stretches past his life to unfold his

Fascinated by the detail and Mr. McCullough's ability to transport me back to the time period. Additionally, I am developing a tremendous respect for Mr. Truman's civility and dedication to "correctness" and his tremendous respect for others. - Time well spent - Excellent book in detail, narrative and storyline! I have really enjoyed this book and recommend it toanyone wanting both historical infomation and an understanding o the unchanging nature of Politics!!!

David McCullough is a beautiful writer who conjures the most vivid of scenes with his precise word selection. He is also the Run-On Sentence King, but he makes it work. It reminds me of a quote I read once about a great painter who said that the mark of a great artist is when that artist learns all of the rules in his craft, then breaks them, and makes it work. That is David McCullough. Overall, this book is a masterpiece of research and biographical recounting. You will walk away from this book

Lifted from my review at Amazon.comWhile it's Ok for a historian to like the subject of the biography, he should not love him. David McCullough likes Harry Truman a bit too much. As a result he seldom takes a critical view of Truman's Presidency, politics or personal life. This is disappointing given that Harry Truman was the President at probably the key juncture of twentieth century - the end of War World II and the beginning of the Cold War. More time is spent describing the whistle-stop

Today Harry Truman, unpopular while he served, carries a reputation as one of our strongest presidents. I believe this biography must have contributed to the positive perception we have of him today. As biography I think it very good. Truman is always seen in the context of the times he lived in, so that McCullough writes him as a turn-of-the-century farmer, or a First World War soldier, or a Missouri politician. Biographies, such as this one, written to present the subject as a product and