Historic Photos of Harry S. Truman
Historic Photos of Harry S. Truman illustrates the life of one of the least complex and most transparent of our American presidents. As he said, "I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell."
The dozens of photos in this book follow Truman's life of preparing, however unknowingly, to step into the rather large shoes of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The emerging theme of his life underscores the value of human interaction—his was a life spent building social networks. Whether it be business clubs, the Masons, or the military, Truman made loyal friends and powerful allies. Through these interactions, he learned to listen and to lead.
With facts and quotations from newspaper accounts, interviews, and diary entries, the captions in Historic Photos of Harry S. Truman help make his life and career come alive on the book's pages.
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Book details
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- Biography & Autobiography › Presidents & Heads of State
History › United States › 20th Century - Topics
- American presidents · 20th century history · presidential biography · black-and-white photography · pictorial history · United States history
- ISBN-13
- 9781596524033
About the author
LARRY JOHNSON holds a master’s in Library and Information Studies from the University of Oklahoma and a history degree from Southern Nazarene University. He serves as a reference librarian for the Metropolitan Library System, where he maintains the Oklahoma Collection and the Oklahoma Images Project.
Johnson is also a contributor to several Oklahoma Centennial Projects.
When he’s not writing, Johnson pursues Strat-o-matic baseball and Boggle, alongside his work preserving Oklahoma history and images through the Metropolitan Library System’s digital and archival collections.
Larry lives in Oklahoma City with his wife and two daughters.