Bess W. Truman

New York: MacMillan Publishing Company, 1986. The astonishing untold story of Bess W. Truman and her love for her husband, Harry, as only their daughter could tell it. Cameo portrait of Bess Truman frontispiece. Margaret Truman reveals the strong role her mother played in Harry Truman's important political decisions. We are there during Harry's ascent to the Senate, the Vice Presidency, and, after the death of Roosevelt, to the White House itself. We see history from the inside out as the lives of Harry and Bess evoke the great events of the Truman era.... And we are there during sickness, tragedy, and triumph, as well as Harry and Bess's final years in Independence. A heart-warming story of an enduring love and a remarkable political partnership. A genealogical tree, three sections of photographs on semi-gloss stock, and index provided. An extremely bright book in a photo illustrated, price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.