David L. Roll

Gebundenes Buch

Ascent to Power

How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's Shadow and Remade the World

Beschreibung

"The fascinating story behind the most consequential presidential transition in US history, from Franklin Roosevelt to Harry Truman, and the legacy Truman struggled to overcome to lead America into a new, post-war world."--

Autor

David L. Roll is the author of George Marshall and The Hopkins Touch, and the coauthor of Louis Johnson and the Arming of America (with Keith McFarland), a biography of Harry Truman's defense secretary. After serving as an Assistant Director in the Bureau of Competition at the FTC, Roll practiced law as a partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP and founded Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, a public interest organization that continues to provide pro bono legal services to social entrepreneurs around the world. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 155mm x 46mm
• Gewicht: 808g
• ISBN-13: 9780593186442
• ISBN-10: 0593186443
• Artikelnr.: 68722639