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03658aam a2200697 i 4500 001 BE9F10C09B8811ECA2E7EC974EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220304010014 008 210706s2022 nyuaf e b 001 0beng d 020 $a 9781501102899 020 $a 1501102893 035 $a (OCoLC)1259046561 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d VVW $d HBP $d WIM $d IK2 $d GL4 $d MJ8 $d IOU $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a JA 082 04 $a 973.918/092 $2 23 100 1 $a Frank, Jeffrey, $d 1942- $e author. 245 14 $a The trials of Harry S. Truman : $b the extraordinary presidency of an ordinary man, 1945-1953 / $c Jeffrey Frank. 246 30 $a Extraordinary presidency of an ordinary man, 1945-1953 250 $a First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Simon & Schuster, $c 2022. 300 $a xliv, 528 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; $b illustrations : $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "The nearly eight years of Harry Truman's presidency--among the most turbulent in American history--were marked by victory in the wars against Germany and Japan; the first use of an atomic weapon; the beginning of the Cold War; creation of the NATO alliance; the founding of the United Nations; the Marshall Plan to rebuild the wreckage of postwar Europe; the Red Scare; and the fateful decision to commit troops to fight in Korea."--Amazon. 505 0 $a Prologue The Missourian -- President Truman -- Terminal -- An Unsteady Alliance -- "The Basic Power of the Universe" -- Truman's "Conniver" -- Churchill Makes Mischief -- The Quick and the Dead -- A Season of Disharmony -- The Doctrine's Dilemma -- Wealth of a Nation -- Strange Interludes -- A Cemetery for Dead Cats -- Minority Reports -- The Frontiers of Hazard -- The Scrapper -- Office Politics -- "First Lightning" -- "A New Fanatic Faith" -- A "Border Incident" -- "The Second Hand of Destiny" -- A Meeting on a Small Island -- Mense Horribilis -- "Voice of God" -- "The Mess in Washington" -- Dubious Battles -- Bad Chemistry -- The Bitter End -- Epilogue Citizen Truman. 600 10 $a Truman, Harry S., $d 1884-1972. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1945-1953. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $v Biography. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 29 952 $l DAPG173 $d 20240724015547.0 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240716034142.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710060216.0 952 $l VKPE334 $d 20231226011529.0 952 $l UGPF911 $d 20231207014911.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20231206010420.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117014459.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010031831.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20230307010408.0 952 $l GMPD771 $d 20230210024601.0 952 $l BZPC851 $d 20221227145259.0 952 $l YSPD232 $d 20221203071926.0 952 $l VXPE964 $d 20221202021221.0 952 $l NYPE343 $d 20221202012130.0 952 $l CQPE926 $d 20220923010336.0 952 $l DMPC403 $d 20220906012437.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20220804024759.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20220702010330.0 952 $l RZPE145 $d 20220630012643.0 952 $l WUPB305 $d 20220531010835.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20220531010048.0 952 $l BNPD611 $d 20220527010348.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20220514010841.0 952 $l TOPB062 $d 20220503075015.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20220414010355.0 952 $l PGAX715 $d 20220411122745.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20220405013943.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20220401030424.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220304010111.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BE9F10C09B8811ECA2E7EC974EECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search