My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World, by A.J. Baime, is a well-written biography covering the road to the White House for President Truman as well as his decision to end World War II by dropping to atomic bombs on Japan.

I enjoyed the quick read but found myself wanting to skip several parts. The writing was great, I just found Truman’s life to be left wanting. I also wished the author would have given more personal insight into Truman but I felt he was kept at a distance in the book. When Baime wrote about FDR, it seemed as if I was watching the events unfold live. Unfortunately, I didn’t make any new discoveries of Truman that I already didn’t know.

I would probably pick up this biography on FDR since it seems to be his passion and I did appreciate his writing style.

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