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Man of the People: Life of Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman is remembered today as an icon--the plain-speaking president, "Give 'em Hell Harry," the chief executive who put "The Buck Stops Here" on his desk. But Alonzo L. Hamby shows that there was more to Truman than the pugnacious fighter so prominent in popular memory. Insecure, ambitious, a man of honor, a partisan loyalist, an agrarian Jeffe...more
Hardcover, 800 pages
Published
October 26th 1995
by Oxford University Press, USA
(first published 1995)
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There are two primary biographies of Harry S. Truman, and this is my favorite of the two. David McCullough wrote the famous (and excellent) one that carries the simple title Truman and which won a Pulitzer Prize. Alonzo Hamby, in my opinion, has written the definitive biography of Truman. I think the difference lies in the extraordinary gifts Hamby has a biographer. McCullough is a tremendous writer, chronicler, and historian, but Hamby is the biographer’s biographer.
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Very comprehensive biography of Truman from his earliest days, through his career in politics and the presidency, to the end of his life. At over 600 pages, this book is probably too detailed for the average reader, but is well worth-while for the Truman enthusiast. The author does a good job of presenting facts and makes his subject come alive. While sympathetic, the biography does not gloss over Truman's faults. The book also illuminates much about the domestic and foreign politics of the ...more
A very large book on Truman. I was disappointed that there was less discussion on the Pendergast Machine.
This book has some great detail and covers some aspects of Truman's early life that I was not really familiar with.
What's interesting is that Hamby manages to provide a balanced, nuanced picture of Truman, an President I greatly admire, rather than the kind of too-sweet hagiography indulged in by David McCullough.
What's interesting is that Hamby manages to provide a balanced, nuanced picture of Truman, an President I greatly admire, rather than the kind of too-sweet hagiography indulged in by David McCullough.
A long tough slog through history.
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