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Key ideas from the book
- The biography traces Truman’s life from his Missouri beginnings through his years in the White House.
- It places Truman’s political rise in the context of Kansas City politics and the 1948 campaign.
- It examines major presidential decisions involving Japan, Stalin, Korea, and General MacArthur.
- It connects Truman’s presidency with the end of World War II and the emergence of the Cold War.
- Archival material and interviews provide sources for McCullough’s account of Truman and his times.
About Truman by David McCullough
David McCullough’s Pulitzer Prize–winning biography follows Harry S. Truman from his Missouri roots through a presidency shaped by the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War. Its scope includes Truman’s World War I service, Kansas City politics, the 1948 campaign, and decisions involving the atomic bombing of Japan, Stalin at Potsdam, the Korean War, and General MacArthur.
Drawing on archival material and interviews with Truman’s family, friends, and Washington colleagues, McCullough sets Truman’s life against the political and international pressures of his era. This substantial biography will interest readers of American history, presidential history, and accounts of twentieth-century political leadership.
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