Paperback (good condition)
Author: David McCullough
Genre: Non-fiction
Year published: 1992
 
David McCullough’s Truman is a sweeping biography of Harry S. Truman, tracing his life from his humble beginnings in rural Missouri to his unexpected rise to the U.S. presidency after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death in 1945. McCullough portrays Truman as a man of integrity, decisiveness, and resilience, navigating some of the most pivotal moments of the 20th century, including the end of World War II, the use of the atomic bomb, the founding of the United Nations, the Marshall Plan, the beginning of the Cold War, and the Korean War. The book highlights his plainspoken charm, political courage, and ability to defy low expectations, revealing how a seemingly ordinary man left an extraordinary legacy.