Brother Truman: The Masonic Life and Philosophy of Harry S. Truman [Hardcover]

Allen E. Roberts (Author)

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Publication Date: June 1985 | ISBN-10: 0935633014 | ISBN-13: 978-0935633016 | Edition: Special

Brother Truman is the story of one of the few Great American Statesmen. It is the story of the human Harry S. Truman - a man with a philosophy anyone can emulate; a man who deeply loved his family, his country, and his fellow man; a man who refused to prostitute the title of President of the United States. Truman was the George Washington of the Twentieth Century. In Brother Truman you will find a man who considered others before himself; who felt strongly; who believed in and fought for his country and its citizens. Harry S. Truman was the right man in the right place on many occasions, especially during the trying days preceding during and following World War II. Few men, if any, could have so successfully carried the United States from the hells of war through the problems of peace. Within these pages will be found the Harry Trueman saved much of the world from despotism. Through his vision the starving in war-torn Europe were fed and the naked clothed. Because of his actions, ravaged industry, cities and countries were rebuilt, and an international forum was established which gave the world the prospects for no more global wars. Through his decisiveness he stopped the enemies of freedom on many fronts. Over the years more and more of Harry Truman's former critics have come to realize he was far more often right than wrong. Many have publicly apologized for their past criticism. Others have wished his successors have been as strong and unselfish. --- from book's dustjacket

Product Details

• Hardcover: 297 pages
• Publisher: Anchor Communications; Special edition (June 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935633014
• ISBN-13: 978-0935633016
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,051,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #46 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( T ) > Truman, Harry

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This review is from: Brother Truman: The Masonic Life and Philosophy of Harry S. Truman (Hardcover)

Harry S. Truman has been the subject of some superb biographies, but none of them does more than briefly mention his long affiliation with Freemasonry. Roberts's book fills that gap in reports on the life of one of the most fascinating public figures of the twentieth century. Harry Truman, who was a Freemason for over fifty years, founded lodges, worked tirelessly for Masonic charities, and arose to the acme of Missouri Freemasonry as elected Grand Master of Missouri Masons (a nearly full-time job) while a U.S. Senator (that alone highlights his famous and formidable energy). This book goes into exceptional detail about his Masonic life, and rescues what was an important part of his career from the neglect of historians. Allen Roberts is not as elegant a writer as some of Truman's biographers, but he is competent, clear, and thorough. No matter what your opinion of Freemasonry is, if you are interested in Truman this belongs on your shelf. No understanding of this remarkable American is complete without it.