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Harry S. Truman Versus the Medical Lobby, 1: The Genesis of Medicare
ISBN: 9780826210869 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "I have some bitter disappointments as President," reflected Harry Truman after leaving office, "but the one that has troubled me the most in a personal way, has been the failure to defeat organized opposition to a national compulsory health-insurance program."Harry S. Truman versus the Medical Lobby by Monte M. Poen examines proposals for national health insurance from 1914 to 1965 focusing on Truman's efforts during his presidency.
"I have some bitter disappointments as President," reflected Harry Truman after leaving office, "but the one that has troubled me the most in a per...
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Strictly Personal and Confidential, 1: The Letters Harry Truman Never Mailed
ISBN: 9780826212580 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Harry S. Truman made plain speaking his trademark, and it was a common belief that "Give 'em hell" Harry spared few with his words. However, this fascinating collection of 140 amusing, angry, sarcastic, and controversial letters President Truman wrote but never mailed proves that conception wrong. Addressed to admirers and enemies alike, including Adlai Stevenson, Justice William Douglas, Dwight Eisenhower, Joe McCarthy, and Truman's wife, Bess, these intriguing letters cover such diverse subjects as the atomic bomb, running the country, and human greed. Harry S. Truman made plain speaking his trademark, and it was a common belief that "Give 'em hell" Harry spared few with his words. However, this f... |
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149,68 zł |
Letters Home by Harry Truman
ISBN: 9780826214744 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 303 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Letters Home by Harry Truman is a fascinating collection of colorful letters and "diary notes" by Truman, all compiled and edited by Monte Poen. The letters, gathered from many sources, include missives sent by Truman to his daughter, his mother and sister, his cousins, and of course his wife, Bess. This potpourri of information provides an intimate and revealing portrait of a man who went from being a farmer in dire straits--trying to make enough money to marry the woman he loved--to becoming the leader of the most powerful country in the free world.
Letters Home by Harry Truman is a fascinating collection of colorful letters and "diary notes" by Truman, all compiled and edited by Monte Poen...
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187,16 zł |