The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman - Hardcover

Harry S Truman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0870810901 ISBN 13: 9780870810909

Publisher: Colorado Associated University Press, 1980

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 is Professor Emeritus of History at Indiana University in Bloomington. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Harry S. Truman: A Life, The Dying President: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944-1945, Choosing Truman: The Democratic Convention of 1944, and Truman and Pendergast, all available from the University of Missouri Press.

About this edition

• Publisher: Colorado Associated University Press
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0870810901
• ISBN 13: 9780870810909
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 153
• Editor: Robert H. Ferrell