The Resource Truman, David McCullough
Truman, David McCullough
- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1117 p., [48] p. of plates
- Contents
-
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780671456542
- Label
- Truman
- Title
- Truman
- Statement of responsibility
- David McCullough
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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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- Title
- Truman
- Summary
- A biography of the thirty-third U.S. president explores Truman's brutal frontier childhood, his education, his dogged optimism, and his rise through the ranks of the Pendergast machine that controlled Missouri politics
- Subject
-
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Marshall Plan, 1948-1952
- Politicians -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Biography
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953
- United States -- History -- 1945-1953
- Life stories -- Politics | Politicians
- Anti-Communism
- Biographies
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948 -- Biography
- History writing -- United States -- Presidency -- 20th century
- History writing -- United States -- Post World War II - 1959
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Book, 1993.
- Lionel Gelber Prize (Canada), 1992.
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, 1993.
- Biography type
- individual biography
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- 154699
- Cataloging source
- SVP
- Dewey number
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- 973.918092
- 920
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E814
- LC item number
- .M26 1992
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Target audience
- adult
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- David McCullough
- Label
- Truman, David McCullough
- Related Subjects
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- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Marshall Plan, 1948-1952
- Politicians -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Biography
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953
- United States -- History -- 1945-1953
- Life stories -- Politics | Politicians
- Anti-Communism
- Biographies
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948 -- Biography
- History writing -- United States -- Presidency -- 20th century
- History writing -- United States -- Post World War II - 1959
- Truman, Harry S, 1884-1972
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 1058-1082) and index
- Contents
- 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
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- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
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- Extent
- 1117 p., [48] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780671456542
- Isbn Type
- (hc.)
- Note
- cat55,cat65rev
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- ocm28218831
- (OCoLC)28218831
Subject
- CIA -- History
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Truman, Harry S, 1884-1972
- United States
- Anti-Communism
- Biographies
- History writing -- United States -- Post World War II - 1959
- History writing -- United States -- Presidency -- 20th century
- Life stories -- Politics | Politicians
- Marshall Plan, 1948-1952
- Politicians -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Biography
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948 -- Biography
- United States -- History -- 1945-1953
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953
Genre
Member of
- ALA Notable Books - Nonfiction: 1993
- Lionel Gelber Prize (Canada)
- Pulitzer Prize: Biography or Autobiography
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Awards
Awards of Truman, David McCullough- Award
- ALA Notable Book, 1993.
- Award
- Lionel Gelber Prize (Canada), 1992.
- Award
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, 1993.
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