HARRY S. TRUMAN
(1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States who led the country in the closing days of World War II and through the re-building of Europe under the Marshall Plan and the Korean War. "UNCLE HARRY TRUMAN" INSCRIBES A HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTION TO HIS NEPHEW Fine content and association Inscribed book: "The Story of the Constitution" by Sol Bloom {Washington: U.S. Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission], 1937. 8vo., 192pp. A history of the Constitution and its framers, an analysis of the text, with resolutions of the Continental Congress, text of the Declaration of Indepenedence and Washington's farewell, etc. Truman inscribes the front flyleaf: "To Fred Truman with the admonition [he] read it carefully. He may be a senator some day & he'll need to know it from uncle Harry Truman". Page lightly toned, spine cover gone and frone cover loosening, pictorial cover worn at adges - worthy of a bit of restoration. Contents fine. Fred L. Truman (1915-1997) was the son of the future president's sister, Vivian Truman. Fred lived on the family's farm and was close to his uncle Harry who once sold milk from the farm. He attended West Point, but failed to complete the course, becoming an engineer instead. He later served with distinction during World Wart II.