Harry Truman's Independence: The Center of the World

by Arcadia Publishing

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609495961
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	04/02/2013
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	776,192
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

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.