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Barcode37821002518641
LocationMarshall District
TitleAscent to power : how Truman emerged from Roosevelt's shadow and remade the world / David L. Roll.
AuthorRoll, David L., 1940- author.
Call No320.973 ROL
CollectionAdult New Arrivals

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International Standard Book Number 9780593186442
Personal Name Roll, David L., 1940- author.
Title Statement Ascent to power : how Truman emerged from Roosevelt's shadow and remade the world / David L. Roll.
Varying Form of Title How Truman emerged from Roosevelt's shadow and remade the world.
Imprint New York : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024
Physical Description 531 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, 1 map, portraits ; 24 cm.
Physical Medium illustration rdaill.
Physical Medium map rdaill.
Physical Medium monochrome rdacc.
Physical Medium portrait rdaill.
General Note "Map by Jeffrey L. Ward"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-509) and index.
Formatted Contents Note Death and rebirth -- Over the rainbow -- Go all out for Truman -- Best he could do -- Unprepared -- Second coming in wrath -- Bearing the unbearable -- Had enough? -- Transformation -- Lift every voice -- Politics of 1948 -- Pour it on, Harry -- Now it's my fight -- Liberator -- Grips to the attic.
Summary, Etc. "The fascinating story behind the most consequential presidential transition in US history, from Franklin Roosevelt to Harry Truman, and the legacy Truman struggled to overcome to lead America into a new, post-war world."-- Provided by publisher.
Subject-Personal Name Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Subject-Personal Name Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Presidents United States Biography.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term United States Politics and government 1945-1953.
Index Term-Genre/Form Biographies.
Added Entry, Personal Name Ward, Jeffrey L., cartographer.