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Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman: A Life | Robert H. Ferrell
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Few U.S. presidents have captured the imagination of the American people as has Harry S. Truman, the man from Missouri. In this major new biography, Robert H. Ferrell, widely regarded as an authority on the thirty-third president, challenges the popular characterization of Truman as a man who rarely sought the offices he received, revealing instead a man whowith modesty, commitment to service, and basic honestymoved with method and system toward the presidency. Truman was ambitious in the best sense of the word. His powerful commitment to service was accompanied by a remarkable shrewdness and an exceptional ability to judge people. He regarded himself as a consummate politician, a designation of which he was proud. While in Washington, he never succumbed to the Potomac fever that swelled the heads of so many officials in that city. A scrupulously honest man, Truman exhibited only one lapse when, at the beginning of 1941, he padded his Senate payroll by adding his wife and later his sister. From his early years on the family farm through his pivotal decision to use the atomic bomb in World War II, Trumans life was filled with fascinating events. Ferrells exhaustive research offers new perspectives on many key episodes in Trumans career, including his first Senate term and the circumstances surrounding the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan. In addition, Ferrell taps many little-known sources to relate the intriguing story of the machinations by which Truman gained the vice presidential nomination in 1944, a position which put him a heartbeat away from the presidency. No other historian has ever demonstrated such command over the vast amounts of material that Robert Ferrell brings to bear on the unforgettable story of Trumans life. Based upon years of research in the Truman Library and the study of many never-before-used primary sources, Harry S. Truman is destined to become the authoritative account of the nations favorite president.
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TheSpineView
Harry S. Truman: A Life | Robert H. Ferrell
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#WanderingJune @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB
#SmallTownBoy

President Truman was from the big town of Independence, MO. In 1920 the population was 11,686. Source: Wikipedia

Cinfhen I haven‘t read a presidential biography in years! They were always so fascinating 5y
TheSpineView @Cinfhen I know, I tend to put them off for less weighty reads. 5y
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wanderinglynn
Harry S. Truman: A Life | Robert H. Ferrell
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This week, I attended the Dept of Navy Office of General Counsel new atty training. We went to Quantico to see the Marines in training & learned about the U.S. Marine Raiders from WWII. Plus I got to shoot a 50 cal (simulated) machine gun (middle row, right pic). Then we went to Norfolk & got to go on the U.S.S. Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier & I got to sit in the Captain‘s chair (top left). #lovemynewjob

cathysaid Every bit of that sounds SO COOL! 6y
wanderinglynn @cathysaid It was. It‘s going to be a real bummer to have to go into the office on Monday after last week. 6y
Reggie So are you like a JAG? Idk, I‘m going off my television knowledge. That week sounded great!!! 6y
wanderinglynn @Reggie No, JAG are uniformed, active duty military officers. No one wants me in a uniform. I‘m a civilian lawyer for DON. We work with JAG, but are separate. And it was a great week. ☺️ 6y
Erofan Wow! 👍 6y
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Harry S. Truman: A Life | Robert H. Ferrell
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Amiable That's a great quote 6y
EadieB @Amiable Thanks! I like it too! 6y
Jdav9613 Very true! 6y
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