The Accidental President

The Accidental President

By
Albert J. Baime
Albert J. Baime
2017 • 461 pages

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During the atomic, earthshaking first 120 days of Harry Truman's unlikely presidency, an unprepared, small-town man had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin, and a secret weapon of unimaginable power--marking the most dramatic rise to greatness in American history.

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