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

by Algeo, Matthew

• ISBN13: 9781569767078
• ISBN10: 1569767076
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-01
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Summary

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 have a new and heartfelt appreciation for America's last citizen-president. This edition also includes a new afterword from the author, who has now located Truman's long-lost Chrysler New Yorker.

Author Biography

Matthew Algeo is an award-winning journalist who has reported from three continents for public radio’s All Things Considered, Marketplace, and Morning Edition. He is the author of Last Team Standing. He lives in Washington, DC.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 1
Washington, D.C., Inauguration Day, 1953	p. 5
Independence, Missouri, Winter and Spring, 1953	p. 19
Hannibal, Missouri, June 19, 1953	p. 39
Decatur, Illinois, June 19-20, 1953	p. 57
Indianapolis, Indiana, June 20, 1953	p. 75
Wheeling, West Virginia, June 20-21, 1953	p. 85
Frostburg, Maryland, June 21, 1953	p. 99
Washington, D.C., June 21-26, 1953	p. 111
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 26-27, 1953	p. 133
New York, New York, June 27-July 5, 1953	p. 141
Pennsylvania (or, Abducted), July 5-6, 1953	p. 165
Columbus, Ohio, July 6-7, 1953	p. 181
Richmond, Indiana, July 7, 1953	p. 193
Indianapolis, Indiana, July 7-8, 1953	p. 203
St. Louis, Missouri, July 8, 1953	p. 211
Epilogue	p. 217
Postscript	p. 227
Afterword	p. 233
Acknowledgments	p. 239
Sources	p. 241
Bibliography	p. 245
Index	p. 257
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