In this riveting biography, David McCullough captures Harry S. Truman and the turbulent, historically significant times during which he served.
David McCullough, writer, historian, lecturer, and teacher, has received the Francis Parkman Prize, the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and two National Book Awards, for history and for biography.
Son of the Middle Border
Blue River Country
p. 15
Model Boy
p. 39
The Way of the Farmer
p. 66
Soldier
p. 102
Politician
Try, Try Again
p. 141
The Senator from Pendergast
p. 193
Patriot
p. 253
Numbered Days
p. 292
To the Best of My Ability
The Moon, the Stars, and All the Planets
p. 345
Summer of Decision
p. 405
Mr. President
The Buck Stops Here
p. 467
Turning Point
p. 525
The Heat in the Kitchen
p. 584
Fighting Chance
p. 653
Weight of the World
Iron Man
p. 723
Commander in Chief
p. 784
Final Days
p. 857
Back Home
Citizen Truman
p. 927
Acknowledgments
p. 993
Source Notes
p. 999
Bibliography
p. 1058
Index
p. 1083
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