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Truman

By: David McCullough
Narrated by: Nelson Runger
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 The Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events from the atomic bombing of Japan to the outbreak of the Cold War and the Korean War, told by America’s beloved and distinguished historian.

The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid characters—Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Acheson—and dramatic events. In this riveting biography, acclaimed historian David McCullough not only captures the man—a more complex, informed, and determined man than ever before imagined—but also the turbulent times in which he rose, boldly, to meet unprecedented challenges. The last president to serve as a living link between the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries, Truman’s story spans the raw world of the Missouri frontier, World War I, the powerful Pendergast machine of Kansas City, the legendary Whistle-Stop Campaign of 1948, and the decisions to drop the atomic bomb, confront Stalin at Potsdam, send troops to Korea, and fire General MacArthur. Drawing on newly discovered archival material and extensive interviews with Truman’s own family, friends, and Washington colleagues, McCullough tells the deeply moving story of the seemingly ordinary “man from Missouri” who was perhaps the most courageous president in our history. Americas Politicians Politics & Activism Presidents & Heads of State State & Local United States Biography War Franklin D Roosevelt Military Korean War Suspenseful Imperialism Vietnam War Russia Leadership Socialism Roosevelt Family Winston Churchill Soviet Union Imperial Japan American History Self-Determination

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Full marks for this offering. Truman comes out very well in the telling of this full yet colourful biography. But it doesn't come across as in any way one sided.

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Congratulations to the author David McCullough for a wonderful, balanced and eloquent representation of the life of Harry Truman. I know the book involved much research over many years. A worthy Pulitzer Prize winner. I have learned a huge amount about Truman the man and President; and I've learned a lot of history, that I probably ought to have known before now, besides. Thank you. Thanks also to Nelson Runger for an equally masterful narration.

Wonderful

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really interesting time in history, with an everyday man making it somehow to President. a little too intricately detailed at times, but nicely written

interesting times, VERY detailed

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This is a very long and detailed account of Harry S Trueman. It is a very good story, did not get bored. The audio book is good to listen to, the narration is excellent, yes it is 54 hours but well worth it.

Very long but very good

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Extraordinarily detailed with great character sketches and a sympathetic understanding of Truman. The length allows the author to flesh out the historical personalities and convey the background which is so crucial to understanding this most grounded of presidents.

Detailed and Magisterial

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