Truman

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 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. New Download [ Truman ] author [ David McCullough ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr For some reason or another, I had to read this book in 3 days It was like a full time job, considering it s about 3284293842034820384238 pages long I did it though, and for about two months or so I was a motherfucking Harry Truman expert Then I forgot almost everything.Anyway, if you want seem like a history encyclopedia for a little while, take a three day weekend and rip this bad boy open Maybe you ll get laid one word of caution reading this gave me the temerity to say mcarthur was a g For some reason or another, I had to read this book in 3 days It was like a full time job, considering it s about 3284293842034820384238 pages long I did it though, and for about two months or so I was a motherfucking Harry Truman expert Then I forgot almost everything.Anyway, if you want seem like a history encyclopedia for a little while, take a three day weekend and rip this bad boy open Maybe you ll get laid one word of ca...Sometimes I even laughed Cheers for the late bloomers in life A man after my own heart Harry s cousin said Harry was always a late bloomer He did everything a little later than his contemporaries He didn t marry until he was 35so, why would it be crazy to him to first arrive in Washington in his early 50 s Harry is a fine man, intelligent, able, and has integrity He doesn t know much about foreign affairs, but he s learning fast Franklin D RooseveltThis book gets the Sometimes I even laughed Cheers for the late bloomers in life A man after my own heart Harry s cousin said Harry was always a late bloomer He did everything a little later than his contemporaries He didn t marry until he was 35so, why would it be crazy to him to first arrive in Washington in his...I was shocked that a presidential biography could be so good Many readers had praised the Truman book, but I thought they were exaggerating I was happy to be proven wrong.I think there are several reasons why Truman was so compelling First and most importantly was the man himself So epic was his odyssey that Truman seemed like a character in a novel Harry S Truman was born in a small town in Missouri and he grew up on a farm He was bookish, played the piano and wore glasses, which preve I was shocked that a presidential biography could be so good Many readers had praised the Truman book, but I thought they were exaggerating I was happy to be proven wrong.I think there are several reasons why Truman was so compelling First and most importantly was the man himself So epic was his odyssey that Truman seemed like a character in a novel Harry S Truman was born in a small town in Missouri and he grew up on a farm He was bookish, played the piano and wore glasses, which prevented him ...Excellent read for lining up all the threads of a great leader s life in a narrative that flows like the story from a novel Even at 1,000 pages, so much history passed through Truman s hands that major events such as the decision to bomb Hiroshima and the Korean War have to slip by with only a few pages What comes through as a thread in the whole tapestry is the fundamental decency of the man, a pragmatism typical of farmers who face diverse challenges day by day, and a core belief in fairness Excellent read for lining up all the threads of a great leader s life in a narrative that flows like the story from a novel Even at 1,000 pages, so much history passed through Truman s hands that major events such as the decision to bomb Hiroshima and the Korean War have to slip by with only a few pages What comes through as a thread in the whole tapestry is the fundamental decency of the man, a pragmatism typical of farmers who face diverse challenges day by day, and a core belief in fairness for all and a distaste for wealthy privilege His empathy for the poor was based on his own experience of the farming life and early business failures His racist language is downplayed in relation to his efforts as president to support a Jewish State and steps toward civil rights His political origins through the Pendergast machine in Kansas City taught him how to use and live with a patronage system, but it also seems to have given him enough knowledge of corruption an...ETA I adored this book when I read it, but now my perspectives are a bit changed I am currently reading American Prometheus by Kai Bird It is essential to get another view on Truman s actions and choices concerning atomic weapons, the arms race and the Cold War To get a fuller understanding of the time and era I strongly recommend reading American Prometheus too I listened to the audiobook format of this book, that meansthan 54 hours, and I e ETA I adored this book when I read it, but now my perspectives are a bit changed I am currently reading American Prometheus by Kai Bird It is essential to get another view on Truman s actions and choices concerning atomic weapons, the arms race and the Cold War To get a fuller understanding of the time and era I strongly recommend reading American Prometheus too I listened to the audiobook format of this book, that meansthan 54 hours, and I enjoyed every minute of it Little content could have been removed The narration by Nelson Runger was wonderful I have complained about his slurping before, but the producers have removed the slurps His steady clear pace perfectly matches the informative text His intonation for Truman, was perfect, both the strength of his speeches in the presidency and his reflections, to the point remarks and sarcastic jokes of the elderly man Our voice does change with age, and Runger h...Few presidents have made as many pivotal decisions or faced the number of history changing events as Harry Truman the final five months of World War II, the Potsdam conference, the birth of atomic warfare, the post war nationwide rail strike, the Marshall Plan, the partition of Palestine and the creation of Israel, the Czechoslovak coup d etat, the Berlin Airlift, war in Korea and the relief of Douglas MacArthur, the formation of NATO, the reorganization of the U.S defense establishment and Few presidents have made as many pivotal decisions or faced the number of history changing events as Harry Truman the final five months of World War II, the Potsdam conference, the birth of atomic warfare, the post war nationwide rail strike, the Marshall Plan, the partition of Palestine and the creation of Israel, the Czechoslovak coup d etat, the Berlin Airlift, war in Korea and the relief of Douglas MacArthur, the formation of NATO, the reorganization of the U.S defense establishment and the wartime government seizure of the steel industry due to labor unrest Truman faced these issues with determination, honesty, directness, and complete faith in his administration and the fundamental common sense of the American people McCullough summed up Truman s story on the last page He was the kind of president the founding fathers had in mi...David McCullough is a master, plain and simple Who else could make a 992 page paperback biography compulsively readable I knew essentially nothing about Harry Truman before reading this biography, and now I think he might be my favorite president Truly a man of the people, who never let the highest office in the country...Oh, yes, I am ambitious This book must be 1000 pages It s huge and interesting so far And it won a Pulitzer I m reading it because McCullough s bio of John Adams made me bawl like a baby when I got near the end I mean how can one not cry upon reading about Adams and Jefferson BOTH living until and dying on July 4th, the same July 4th, out of sheer w...I see that Steve has recently given a marvellous, in depth review of this splendid biography on Harry S Truman s life that I purchased way back on 30 October 1992 I always date my books for reference and so I won t even attempt to write a review such as his but then I probably wouldn t have been capable of doing that anyway This after all is American history.I had forgotten that I had this book but I had been browsing through another goodreads author s books I always do this if they like I see that Steve has recently given a marvellous, in depth review of this splendid biography on Harry S Truman s life that I purchased way back on 30 October 1992 I always date my books for reference and so I won t even attempt to write a review such as his but then I probably wouldn t have been capable of doing that anyway This after all is American history.I had forgotten that I had this book but I had been browsing through another goodreads autho...A good and complete biography of Truman David McCullough describes well the political events surrounding the era and his climb to power which was gradual but well earned Truman was only two years younger than Roosevelt but in far better health He was a vastly different personprone to indiscretions Even so he survived well in a turbulent era the end of World War II, taking the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan, the commencement of the Cold War, the creation of the state of I A good and complete biography of Truman David McCullough describes well the political eve...

• English
• 12 February 2017
David McCullough
• Paperback
• 1120 pages
• 0671869205
• David McCullough
• Truman