A book which surveys the first term of Harry Truman, covering the period from when he succeeded Franklin Roosevelt to when he won a term in his own right in 1948. I found the book well-laid out and engaging in its presentation. There was one section, on the 80th Congress elected in 1946, that was quite funny. A quirk in the book is the author trying manfully to work Ho Chi Minh into the narrative in a few different spots. Recommended, especially since the author points out areas where Truman himself might not have been completely forthcoming in his memoirs. ( )