false 2279 11 This warm biography of Harry Truman is both an historical evaluation of his presidency and a paean to the man's rock-solid American values. Truman was a compromise candidate for vice president, almost an accidental president after Roosevelt's death 12 weeks into his second term. Truman's stunning come-from-behind victory in the 1948 election showed how his personal qualities of integrity and straightforwardness were appreciated by ordinary Americans, perhaps, as McCullough notes, because he was one himself. His presidency was dominated by enormously controversial issues: he dropped the atomic bomb on Japan, established anti-Communism as the bedrock of American foreign policy, and sent U.S. troops into the Korean War. In this winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize, McCullough argues that history has validated most of Truman's war-time and Cold War decisions. 1732395 1992 Truman total:2147|5:1017|4:826|3:255|2:46|1:3| 2147 9249 3549 365 3 10 false false Mon Jul 02 09:53:23 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 03 01:32:17 -0700 2007
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David McCullough's "Truman" has won many accolades and awards, chief among them the Pulitzer Prize. After reading this wonderful book from cover-to-cover in less than a week, I'm convinced that this book deserves all of the praise...more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 21:46:51 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 21:52:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 27 07:44:51 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 07 12:56:30 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 27 07:44:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 09:32:21 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 09:42:30 -0800 2008
I didn't know much about Truman other than he was president, when I entered grade scho...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 13:20:33 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 13:47:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 07:33:22 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 07:42:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 true false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Mar 04 19:38:50 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 15:04:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 11:01:42 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 06:02:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Mon Mar 26 10:23:13 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 16 21:28:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 23:02:57 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 02:48:41 -0700 2008 --- Harry Truman]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 15:12:37 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 10:36:24 -0700 2009
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Hands down one of the best books I've ever read.

Definitely a long read (close to 1,000 pages) but very entertaining and enlightening all at once (entrepreneurship and nuclear weapons from one man). The readability comes from McCullough's ability to ma...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Mon Jun 29 16:57:06 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 17:00:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue May 05 17:09:29 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 17:13:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jun 23 16:17:46 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 16:23:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Aug 17 17:23:54 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 17:25:04 -0700 2007 ]]>