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1. Bess Wallace Truman Bess Wallace Truman June 26, 1905 Section in the book on Mrs. Harry Truman or Bess Truman. Includes photographs as well as a "For More Reading" section at the end.
2. Captain Harry: A Selection of Historical Photographs & Documents Captain Harry: A Selection of Historical Photographs & Documents //1982 Book of collected manuscripts by and photos of Harry S. Truman during his military and presidential careers gathered by the Truman Library.
3. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of Tom Evans (1896-1970) by Louis Renfrow. Evans organized the Crown Drug Store Company in Kansas City and developed a Kansas City radio station into KCMO Broadcasting. Also a friend of...
4. K. C.: A History of Kansas City, Missouri K. C.: A History of Kansas City, Missouri //1978 Description of Harry Truman's role in Jackson County politics and public works construction projects (especially roads and streets) as a judge and later federal senator in the 1920s-1930s.
5. Missouri Democracy: A History of the Party and Its Representative Members--Past and Present Missouri Democracy: A History of the Party and Its Representative Members--Past and Present 1935 Photo and one long paragraph of biography about Harry Truman, a national senator from Missouri. Born in Lamar, Missouri in 1884 and starting out as a Kansas City Star worker before serving in World War...
6. Missouri Democracy: A History of the Party and Its Representative Members--Past and Present Missouri Democracy: A History of the Party and Its Representative Members--Past and Present 1935 Biographical sketch of Harry Truman, "United States senator from Missouri" and former "county judge of the county court of Jackson county." Born in Lamar, Missouri in 1884 and raised in Independence before...
7. Rebel at Large: Recollections of Fifty Crowded Years Rebel at Large: Recollections of Fifty Crowded Years 1947 Description of Jim Crow Chiles, or Jim Chiles, "one of Harry Truman's uncles" and a Confederate outlaw in Independence, Missouri following the Civil War. Recounting of his fatal duel with Independence...
8. Rebel at Large: Recollections of Fifty Crowded Years Rebel at Large: Recollections of Fifty Crowded Years 1947 Chapters of the book about Harry Truman and his rise to political power from Jackson County as a member of a local family of Jackson County Goats (especially his father).
9. Results of County Planning: Jackson County, Missouri Results of County Planning: Jackson County, Missouri 1932 Photo of the residence "[s]ince 1867" of Harry Truman's mother (Mrs. Martha Truman, born in Jackson County in 1852), "on this farm on Blue Ridge Boulevard" in Grandview, Missouri.
10. The Bosses The Bosses 1972 Descriptions of Harry Truman (1886-1972) and his ties to and disagreements with Kansas City political boss Tom Pendergast during Truman's tenures as judge, senator and then president.
11. The Inland Ground: An Evocation of the American Middle West The Inland Ground: An Evocation of the American Middle West 1970 Illustration and chapter of the book about Harry Truman (1884-1972) and his upbringing, early political career, and retirement in Jackson County, Missouri. Details about some of his idiosyncrasies and...
12. The New York Times Great Lives of the 20th Century The New York Times Great Lives of the 20th Century //1988 Biographical descriptions about Harry Truman's experiences in the Kansas City area from a chapter in the book about him, with photos of his comeback in the 1948 presidential campaign.
13. Walt Disney's Missouri Walt Disney's Missouri 2002 Excerpt details the relationship between Walt Disney and Harry Truman, examining their interactions and similarities.
14. Who's Who in America: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of the United States Who's Who in America: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of the United States 1943 Biographical sketch of Harry Truman, national senator from Jackson County, Missouri (and later President of the United States at the end of World War II). Born in Lamar, Missouri in 1884 and becoming a...