The Year of Indecision, 1946 A Tour Through the Crucible of Harry Truman's America |
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| Author:
| Weisbrode, Kenneth |
| ISBN: | 978-0-670-01684-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2016 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Viking |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $28.00 |
Book Description:
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The Year of Indecision: 1946 overturns the image of U.S. president Harry Truman as a can-do leader and shows instead his presidency as troubled. In 1946 Relations broke down with the Soviet Union, and nearly did with the British. The U.S. suffered shortages and strikes of a magnitude it had not seen in years. In November 1946, the Democrats lost both houses of Congress. The tension between fear and optimism expressed itself too in popular culture. Through a vivid portrait of Truman...
More DescriptionThe Year of Indecision: 1946 overturns the image of U.S. president Harry Truman as a can-do leader and shows instead his presidency as troubled. In 1946 Relations broke down with the Soviet Union, and nearly did with the British. The U.S. suffered shortages and strikes of a magnitude it had not seen in years. In November 1946, the Democrats lost both houses of Congress. The tension between fear and optimism expressed itself too in popular culture. Through a vivid portrait of Truman anda single year, Ken Weisbride offers an alternative perspective on history.