Twayne's twentieth-century American biography series

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Harry S. Truman

fair dealer and cold warrior
"Twayne's twentieth-century American biography series ; no. 9." Discusses Truman's presidency based on his policies and their effect.
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George C. Marshall

soldier-statesman of the American century
1989
"Twayne's twentieth-century American biography series ; 10." Covers the pivotal role and career of soldier-statesman George Marshall.

Woodrow Wilson, world statesman

1987
"Twayne's twentieth-century American biography series ; no. 7." Bibliography: p. 254-263. Examines the successes as well as the failures of Wilson's public career as professor, governor, and as president.

Eleanor Roosevelt

first lady of American liberalism
1987
Presents a portrait of both the public and private life of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.--soldier, scholar, judge

1989
"Twayne's twentieth-century American biography series ; 11." Examines the life and careers of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. as soldier, scholar, and judge.

William Jennings Bryan

champion of democracy
1987
"Twayne's twentieth-century American biography series ; no. 4." Discusses the issues with which Bryan and his contemporaries were concerned.

Dwight D. Eisenhower, hero and politician

1986
Traces Eisenhower's life from his rural Kansas childhood through his rise to power.

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Lyndon Baines Johnson
1986
Traces LBJ's life from his childhood, through his political career, tenure in the Oval Office, and death.

W.E.B. DuBois

Black radical democrat
1986
A biography tracing the development of Du Bois as an African-American intellectual who engendered a new understanding of racial issues on the part of the American public.
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