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Man of the People: A Life of Harry S. Truman (Oxford Paperbacks)

Man of the People: A Life of Harry S. Truman (Oxford Paperbacks)

by Alonzo L . Hamby (Author)

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    Paperback 1998

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Synopsis

The author offers an account of what he believes is a distinctly American life, that of Harry S. Truman. He traces Truman's rise from marginal farmer in rural Missouri to shaper of the post-war world. Harry Truman, Hamby writes, was a flawed man - insecure, often petty and vindictive - yet one of the great presidents of the 20th century. But Americans cherish him less for what he did than for who he was: an ordinary person who worked his way up the political ladder to the summit of power.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 776
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Published: 05 Nov 1998
ISBN 10: 0195124979
ISBN 13: 9780195124972

Media Reviews
Hamby offers the most thorough analysis yet of Truman's pre-presidential life Noam Chomsky, The Guardian his subject shines through almost every page ... Man of the People is the best of the Truman biographies. Christopher Andrew, Sunday Telegraph
Author Bio

About the Author:
Alonzo L. Hamby is Professor of History at Ohio University. His books include Liberalism and its Challengers, The Imperial Years, and Beyond the New Deal: Harry S. Truman and American Liberalism.