Review of “The Trials of Harry S. Truman” by Jeffrey Frank

December 1, 2023

Published in 2022, Jeffrey Frank’s “The Trials of Harry S. Truman: The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man, 1945-1953” offers …

Review of “The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World” by A.J. Baime

May 27, 2021

Published in 2017, “The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World” is the fourth …

November 26, 2016

[Updated] Harry Truman has a reputation for being a bit boring. It’s a sentiment I find hard to refute…and yet …

November 22, 2016

“Man of the People: A Life of Harry S. Truman” is Alonzo Hamby’s biography of the 33rd president. Hamby is …

November 4, 2016

“Harry S. Truman” is Robert Dallek’s 2008 biography of the 33rd president and is a member of the American Presidents …

October 28, 2016

First published in 1994, Robert Ferrell’s comprehensive “Harry S. Truman: A Life” is one of nearly a dozen books he …

October 16, 2016

“Truman” is David McCullough’s 1992 biography of the 33rd president. It was the first comprehensive biography of Truman and earned …

October 6, 2016

FDR’s presidency lasted nearly 4,500 days – and it sometimes seems I spent nearly as much time working my way …