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Margaret. Signature. Elizabeth Virginia Truman ( née Wallace; February 13, 1885 – October 18, 1982) was the wife of President Harry S. Truman and the First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She also served as the second lady of the United States from January to April 1945. At 97 years, 247 days, she remains the longest-lived first ...
Aug 3, 1998 · by Robert H. Ferrell (Editor) 4.8 22 ratings. See all formats and editions. Once again available is the critically acclaimed Dear Bess, a collection of more than 600 letters that Harry S. Truman wrote to his beloved wife, Bess, from 1910 to 1959.
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Apr 1, 1986 · From Library Journal. Truman complements her Harry S. Truman (1973) with this biography of her mother, based upon both recollection and the mining of a cache of family letters. It begins with a charmed Missouri girlhood shattered by a father's suicide, then follows over 60 years of courtship and marriage.
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Jul 1, 1987 · ISBN-13 : 978-0515089738. Item Weight : 10.4 ounces. Dimensions : 7 x 1 x 5 inches. Best Sellers Rank: #4,204,704 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books) #108,411 in World History (Books) #159,134 in United States History (Books) #369,638 in Biographies (Books) Customer Reviews: 4.3 661 ratings.
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The exuberant army captan and his beautiful strong-willed bride were married after a nine-year courtship--and the love affair of Bess and Harry Truman endured for the rest of their lives. Now...
Books. Dear Bess: The Letters from Harry to Bess Truman, 1910-1959. Harry S. Truman. University of Missouri Press, 1998 - Biography & Autobiography - 593 pages. Once again available...
Bess W. Truman. Margaret Truman. 4.03. 498 ratings47 reviews. Drawing on her personal reminiscences and her parents' voluminous correspondence, the author offers an intimate portrait of her reticent mother. Genres Biography Nonfiction History Biography Memoir Presidents The United States Of America Memoir. ...more. 445 pages, Paperback.