Previously unpublished correspondence between Harry S. Truman and Eleanor Roosevelt offers insight into their sometimes turbulent friendship as it occurred against a backdrop of the Cold War and the rebuilding of postwar Europe.
Compiled by scholars, this series presents excerpts from the most important and revealing writings of the most remarkable minds of all time.
Yet he cherished no photographs more than the images of his wife, Eleanor, which form an intimate visual diary of a lifestyle and a relationship. This is the definitive publication of Callahan's photographs of Eleanor.
A Gifted Woman, Blind From Her Early Infancy, Beset By Unpromising Circumstances And Financial Limitations, Who Lives A Long And Radiant Life, Rich In Public Service As A Teacher, A Lecturer And An Author.
This biography introduces readers to Harry S. Truman including his military service, early political career, and key events from Truman's administration including World War II, the Cold War, the Marshall Plan, and the Korean War.
His mother set in motion the first jarring change in Izrael's life by taking him to Budapest, Hungary, to attend a special school for deaf Jewish children."--BOOK JACKET.
"Describes the life and work of U.S. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt"--Provided by publisher.
Eleanor grew up on a farm in Northern Maine, during the Depression. There was no running water, electricity or indoor plumbing. She learned courage, humor, wit and discipline, to take things as they came and to always lend a helping hand.
During the atomic, earthshaking first 120 days of Harry Truman's unlikely presidency, an unprepared, small-town man had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin, and a secret weapon of unimaginable power--marking the most dramatic rise to ...
Once again available is the critically acclaimed "Dear Bess, " a collection of more than 600 letters that Harry S. Truman wrote to his beloved wife, Bess, from 1910 to...
In this sweeping tale from award-winning author Kimberly Brock, the answers to a real-life mystery may be found in the pages of a story that was always waiting to be written.