Description

TITLE: Off the Record: The Private Papers of Harry S. Truman (Easton Library of the Presidents, No. 33A) AUTHOR: Truman, Harry S. AUTHOR 2 (if applicable): Ferrell, Robert H. (Editor) AUTHOR 3 (if applicable): n/a ILLUSTRATOR (if applicable): n/a PUBLISHER: The Easton Press, Date: 1989 ISBN: N/A (pre-ISBN publication) FORMAT: Leatherbound, 448 pages EDITION: First Edition Thus (Reprint) PRINTING [if applicable]: 1st Printing Thus (No Later Stated) BOOK CONDITION: Very Good JACKET CONDITION: No Jacket (As Issued) DIMENSIONS (if available): 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.50 in. approx. KEYWORDS: President, United States, Easton Library, Harry S. Truman, Missouri, 33rd President, America, 1800s, 19th Century, 1900, 20th Century, Biography, History, Government, Politics, DESCRIPTION: From the Collector's Notes: At a time when Presidential candidates are chosen as much for their celluloid appeal as for their politics, it's hard to believe that a chief executive like Harry S. Truman once presided in the Oval Office. Although today's political power brokers and media men wouldn't tolerate his plain-spoken honesty and unpretentious style for a minute, public admiration for Truman's leadership grows yearly. "Give 'em hell, Harry" ... that's what Americans expected of Truman and he never disappointed them. He spoke his mind guided by what he called "horse sense" and wrote as he spoke. His personal papers are full of the candor, insight and saltiness he was famous for, and the most entertaining of these papers are what comprises Off The Record. Including Truman's diary entries, memoranda and letters, Off The Record covers the period 1945 through 1971, with nearly two-thirds of its contents from the years of the Truman presidency. Throughout the volume, historian Robert Ferrell, who compiled and editen the eates, uts personal in estorent or interpretation. He lets Truman speak for himself. "Mr. Prima Donna, Brass Hat, Five Star MacArthur", the "sabotage press" the "Great White Prison": Truman wasted no words in expressing how he felt. He was feisty all right, but also sensitive and introspective. In particular Truman's papers from 1952, at the end of his term, remind us that the president is not merely a public figure and that the office is fraught with personal frustrations and disappointments… The … entries reveal a lot about Truman the family man, too. Although the crises that he confronted make today's seem pale, he writes of getting up at 3 a.m. "to see that Bess takes her medicine" for a head cold. Unbelievable? Maybe now it is, but that was Truman. Daily he displayed harsh judgments, intense loyalties and sweet sentiment with unrehearsed spontaneity and conviction. He was what is now a rare commodity: his own man. And his own words prove it best. Robert H. Ferrell, a professor at Indiana University, is a well-known historian and author. His outstanding organization of the presidential papers in Off The Record has done much to enhance understanding of Truman's administration. Distinctively bound in top-grade leather and embossed with 22kt. gold on the spine, this thoroughly enjoyable volume will prove to be a treasured edition in your Library of the Presidents collection. ********** This Easton Library of the Presidents edition reprints Ferrell's collection of the writings of the 33rd President, originally published in 1980 by Harper & Row. For convenience, I have numbered the volumes in the Library of the Presidents series based on the order of the Presidencies; numbers do not reflect the order in which the volumes were originally released. This copy is includes the Collector's Notes and the custom bookplate. CONDITION: Light shelf-wear to dark leather covers, mainly on the top and bottom edges. Cover gilt looks good (see photos). Some faint wear and mild foxing to the top and outside edge gilt; the interior appears clean and unmarked. Spine very slightly cocked. Collector's Notes are included, but the bookplate is absent. A solid VG copy. FROM THE BOOKSELLER: Thank you for visiting the Dactyl Books eBay Store! We are a virtual second-hand and antiquarian reseller of books specialising in History, Science, Literature, and Mystery & Detective Fiction, but we have a little bit of everything in our stocks! We are listing new items all the time, but if you are looking for a specific title or edition, don't hesitate to send it on to us and we will be glad to check and give you an opinion on how best to find your desired title. NOTES ON EDITIONS: We use a number of resources to attempt to determine the edition of the book that we are listing. My most frequently referenced resource is Zempel and Verkler's "First Editions: A Guide to Identification," although we also use other internet sources and make comparisons with listings we find on various internet sites. We strive to be extremely careful and diligent in describing our listings, but if you receive a book and don't feel that it's quite what you ordered, please contact us through the "Contact Seller" link to see what we can do for you. To avoid the chances of this happening, if you have a question about a book or other item, or would like to see additional photos, please use the "Contact Seller" link in the item description and let us know what you need. We will do our best to answer your questions *before* any sale. TERMS & ABBREVIATIONS IN OUR LISTINGS: For your convenience, here is a list of terms and abbreviations that we commonly use in listings: IBC: Inside Back Cover IBEP: Inside Back End Paper IFC: Inside Front Cover IFEP: Inside Front End Paper Text-Block: The body of the book contained between the covers. Thanks for your interest in Dactyl Books!