The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826214452 ISBN 13: 9780826214454

Publisher: University of Missouri, 2002

Synopsis

The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman is a compilation of autobiographical writings composed by Truman between 1934 and 1972. Taken directly from his own manuscript material, the volume presents the thoughts and feelings of the man himself. The book touches on details in Truman’s life from his days as a boy until graduation from Independence High School in 1901 to the vice presidency of the United States and beyond. There is also a memorandum written by Truman about the Pendergast machine in Kansas City telling how it was possible to work with the machine and not be soiled by it. The Autobiography concludes with some of the retired president’s thoughts about politics and the purposes of public life.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Edited with a New Introduction by Robert H. Ferrell

About the Author:

Robert H. Ferrell (1921-2018) is the author or editor of numerous books, including Presidential Leadership: From Woodrow Wilson to Harry S. Truman,Harry S. Truman: A Life, and Five Days in October: The Lost Battalion of World War I, available from the University of Missouri Press.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Missouri
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0826214452
• ISBN 13: 9780826214454
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 160
• Editor: Ferrell Robert H.