Author

Publication

2009 - Chicago Review Press, Chicago, Illinois

Language

English

Word Count

65,500 words, Guess

Page Count

262 pages

Identifiers

and 5 more

Classifications

  • DDC973.918092
  • DDCB
  • LCCE814 .A75 2009
and 1 more
  • LCCE814.A75 2009

Description

From Missouri to New York and back again, this recounting of an amazing journey chronicles the road trip of a former president and his wife and their amusing, failed attempts to keep a low profile. Diners, bellhops, and cabbies shouted out “Hiya, Harry!” whenever they recognized the former president, and, out for his daily constitutional on the streets of New York, Harry even stumbled into the sidewalk shot of the newly launched Today show. Along the way there are brief detours into relevant topics, such as the postwar American auto industry, McCarthyism, the development of the nation’s highway system, and the decline of Main Street America. By the end of the 2,500-mile journey, readers will have a new and heartfelt appreciation for America’s last citizen-president.

Subjects

Topics

BTravelHistoryBiographyNonfictionPresidentsRetirement

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Genres

  • Biography

Other Editions

  • Harry Truman's excellent adventureChicago Review Press2009-01-01

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