Whistle stop: how 31,000 miles of train travel, 352 speeches, and a little midwest gumption saved the presidency of harry truman
Auteur :
White, Philip
Éditeur :
White, Philip
ISBN :
9781611684537
Date de publication :
4 nov. 2014
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,1 x 2,9 cm
Poids :
608 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
President Harry Truman was a disappointment to the Democrats, and a godsend to the Republicans. Every attempt to paint Truman with the grace, charm, and grandeur of Franklin Delano Roosevelt had been a dismal failure: Truman's virtues were simpler, plainer, more direct. The challenges he faced-stirrings of civil rights and southern resentment at ho