| Harry Truman's Independence:: The Center of the World Contributor(s): Taylor, Jon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1609495969 ISBN-13: 9781609495961 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2013010492 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Missouri - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Even after leaving presidential office at a time when America was in its ascendance to global power, Harry Truman would call Independence, Missouri, the center of the world." It was already a town rich in the history of westward exploration and spiritual pilgrimage before he began sixty-four years of residence there, but the way it shaped Truman and was, in turn, shaped by him has defined Independence's legacy. That defining relationship is explored here by Truman expert Jon Taylor as it never has been before." |
Contributor Bio(s): Taylor, Jon: - Jon Taylor is a former historian at the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site and Assistant Professor of History at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri. He holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Missouri at Columbia and has conducted research at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum for seventeen years. |