Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure The True Story of a Great American Road Trip

Name: Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure The True Story of a Great American Road Trip
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ISBN: 9781569767078

ISBN-10: 1569767076

ISBN-13: 9781569767078

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Authors: Matthew Algeo

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From Missouri to New York and back again, this recounting of an amazing journey chronicles the road trip of a former president and his wife and their amusing, failed attempts to keep a low profile. Diners, bellhops, and cabbies shouted out "Hiya, Harry!" whenever they recognized the former president, and, out for his daily constitutional on the streets of New York, Harry even stumbled into the sidewalk shot of the newly launched Todayshow. Along the way there are brief detours into relevant topics, such as the postwar American auto industry, McCarthyism, the development of the nation's highway system, and the decline of Main Street America. By the end of the 2,500-mile journey, readers will…

Book details

List price: $17.99
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.836

Matthew Algeo is a public radio reporter whose work appears on "Morning Edition," "All Things Considered," and "Marketplace." He lives in Arlington, Virginia.



Preface



Washington, D.C., Inauguration Day, 1953



Independence, Missouri, Winter and Spring, 1953



Hannibal, Missouri, June 19, 1953



Decatur, Illinois, June 19-20, 1953



Indianapolis, Indiana, June 20, 1953



Wheeling, West Virginia, June 20-21, 1953



Frostburg, Maryland, June 21, 1953



Washington, D.C., June 21-26, 1953



Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 26-27, 1953



New York, New York, June 27-July 5, 1953



Pennsylvania (or, Abducted), July 5-6, 1953



Columbus, Ohio, July 6-7, 1953



Richmond, Indiana, July 7, 1953



Indianapolis, Indiana, July 7-8, 1953



St. Louis, Missouri, July 8, 1953


Epilogue


Postscript


Afterword


Acknowledgments


Sources


Bibliography


Index