Off The Record: The Private Papers Of Harry S. Truman
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Behind the polished pronouncements and carefully staged press conferences of America's 33rd president lies a far more candid and compelling voice — one that Robert H. Ferrell's Off the Record: The Private Papers of Harry S. Truman brings to vivid life. This remarkable collection presents the unfiltered thoughts of Harry S. Truman through his personal diaries, private letters, and candid memoranda, offering an intimate window into the mind of the man who navigated some of the most consequential decisions of the 20th century — from the atomic bombing of Japan to the Korean War and the birth of the Cold War order. Truman's voice throughout is bracingly direct, often irreverent, and always illuminating, revealing a leader of profound conviction and earthy wit who held little back when pen met paper. Ferrell, one of America's foremost authorities on the Truman presidency, brings rigorous editorial scholarship to this primary source treasure trove, contextualising each document with historical precision while allowing the president's personality to shine through undimmed. The collection stands as an essential corrective to the sanitised public record, humanising a president long underestimated by his contemporaries but now widely regarded as one of America's most consequential leaders. For historians, political enthusiasts, and general readers alike, this volume raises an irresistible question: if this is what Truman said in private, what other truths remain buried in the archives?
Author: Robert H. Ferrell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Harper & Row
Genre: American history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Behind the polished pronouncements and carefully staged press conferences of America's 33rd president lies a far more candid and compelling voice — one that Robert H. Ferrell's Off the Record: The Private Papers of Harry S. Truman brings to vivid life. This remarkable collection presents the unfiltered thoughts of Harry S. Truman through his personal diaries, private letters, and candid memoranda, offering an intimate window into the mind of the man who navigated some of the most consequential decisions of the 20th century — from the atomic bombing of Japan to the Korean War and the birth of the Cold War order. Truman's voice throughout is bracingly direct, often irreverent, and always illuminating, revealing a leader of profound conviction and earthy wit who held little back when pen met paper. Ferrell, one of America's foremost authorities on the Truman presidency, brings rigorous editorial scholarship to this primary source treasure trove, contextualising each document with historical precision while allowing the president's personality to shine through undimmed. The collection stands as an essential corrective to the sanitised public record, humanising a president long underestimated by his contemporaries but now widely regarded as one of America's most consequential leaders. For historians, political enthusiasts, and general readers alike, this volume raises an irresistible question: if this is what Truman said in private, what other truths remain buried in the archives?