The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America's Most Famous Residence
- ISBN-10
- 1250000270
- ISBN-13
- 9781250000279
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-10-22
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Robert Klara
Description
This unrivaled story of political ambition and technical skill chronicles the biggest home-improvement job the nation had ever seen in 1948 when President Harry Truman, after almost falling through the ceiling in a bathtub, decided to rebuild America's most famous historic home. 40,000 first printing.
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