Truman
By David McCullough · 2003
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- About this editionISBN: 9780743260299, 0743260295Page count: 1,120Published: August 20, 2003Format: EbookPublisher: Simon & SchusterLanguage: EnglishAuthor: David McCulloughCreate CitationTable of contentsThe 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 ...Source: PublisherMore about this editionShow lessGet bookBuy DigitalThis editionAny editionBorrowEdit locationCancelCheck availability at libraries near youNo matching city or zip codeReviewsReviews from other sitesWell-written and -researched and an interesting, illuminating read. I would have given this five stars if it wasn't so damned long. MoreBorn in Missouri a generation after it was the western frontier of the young nation, he led an emerging superpower into the atomic age at the end of the largest war in human history. Truman is all-encompassing biography of the 33rd President of the United States by one of the best biographers and... MoreToo long and detailed. I didn't finish because I have to take it back to the library. I did read until HST became a senator, then I just looked up things of my interest in the index. Interesting about "The buck stops here" which he kept as a sign on his desk. I'm sure I'd rate it higher if I coul... MoreMore reviewsOther editions1993Jun 15, 1992Nov 19961992Simon & SchusterSimon & SchusterSimon & SchusterSimon and SchusterPaperbackHardcoverPaperback—1117 pages1120 pages35 pages1117 pagesMore editionsCommon terms and phrasesAchesonAmericanappearedaskedbeganBessbombByrnescalledcampaignChurchillcommitteeconferenceCongresscrowdDemocraticDeweyelectionfacefarmfatherfeelingfeltforcesfourfriendsgoinghandHanneganHarry TrumanheadimportantIndependenceissueItalyJohnKansas CitykeepkindknewknownlaterletterlivinglookedMacArthurMarchMargaretMarshallmeetingmenmilesmilitaryMissourimorningmovednamednearlyneededMore terms and phrasesShow lessSimilar booksBrave CompanionsBy David McCulloughFrom Alexander von Humboldt to Charles and Anne Lindbergh, these are stories of people of great vision and daring whose achievements continue to inspire us today, brilliantly told by master historian ...The Path Between the SeasThe Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914By David McCulloughThe National Book Award–winning epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal, a first-rate drama of the bold and brilliant engineering feat that was filled with both tragedy and triumph, told ...The Wright BrothersBy David McCulloughThe #1 New York Times bestseller from David McCullough, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize—the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly—Wilbur ...More booksAbout the workOriginally published: June 15, 1992Adaptations: Truman (1995)Genre: BiographyPreceded by: Brave Companions: Portraits in HistoryFollowed by: John AdamsSubject: 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), Electronic books, Presidents -- Biography -- United StatesMOREAuthorDavid McCullough has twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, Brave Companions, 1776, The Greater Journey, The American Spirit, The Wright Brothers, and The Pioneers. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. Visit DavidMcCullough.com.Search David McCulloughAwardsPulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography1993 · 1993 Pulitzer PrizeMore by authorJohn AdamsBy David McCulloughIn this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared ...1776By David McCulloughAmerica’s beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation’s birth, 1776, interweaving, on ...Mornings on HorsebackThe Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore RooseveltBy David McCulloughWinner of the 1982 National Book Award for Biography, Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt. Hailed as a masterpiece by Newsday, it also won the Los Angeles ...More booksPublisher