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Large print book

Citizen soldier : a life of Harry S. Truman

Call Number

  • LARGE TYPE 921 T868DO (OSH)

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Edition

Large print ed.

Publication Information

Detroit : Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning, 2013, c2012.

Physical Description

361 p. (large print) : ill. ; 22 cm.

Summary

When Harry S. Truman left the White House in 1953, his reputation was in ruins. Tarred by corruption scandals and his controversial decision to drop nuclear bombs on Japan, he ended his second term with an abysmal approval rating, his presidency widely considered a failure. But this dim view of Truman ignores his crucial role in the 20th century and his enduring legacy, as celebrated historian Aida D. Donald explains in this incisive biography of the 33rd president.

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