David McCullough on Harry S. Truman
1996
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In a second volume from a series of lectures by presidential scholars, the author of Truman sheds new light on Harry Truman, an ordinary American who became president in difficult times, and how he rose to become one of America's most extraordinary leaders.
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Author
David McCullough
Author · 21 books
David McCullough was a Yale-educated, two-time recipient of both the Pulitzer Prize (Truman; John Adams) and the National Book Award (The Path Between the Seas; Mornings on Horseback). His many other highly-acclaimed works of historical non-fiction include The Greater Journey, 1776, Brave Companions, The Great Bridge, The Wright Brothers, and The Johnstown Flood. He was honored with the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the National Humanities Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in addition to many other awards and honors. Mr. McCullough lived in Boston, Mass.
