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Truman
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Even at over 1000 pages, it was worth the time. Even though you know the outcome of Truam's decision rega…more

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Shay
Jan 03, 2011 rated it really liked it
The everyday wonderful person Truman could be was captured very well by McCullough. One of the real strengths of this book is that McCullough presented Truman, warts and all. In doing so, Truman emerges as a man to be admired even more. There was a point where the book got bogged down and was so boring I almost quit- the time he spent campaigning early in his career. But, don't give up because the section on the Korean Conflict is some of the most gripping non-fiction I've ever read. More so bec ...more
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