I have finally finished it! Josh gave me this book for Christmas two years ago and between life with three kids and several shorter intervening books, it has taken me this long to finish it, but finish it I did! It was excellent. Much to the chagrin of my Grandfather, "Give 'em hell Harry" has always been one of my favorite presidents. So for any of you biography readers out there, this one is well worth the time investment (the book is nearly 1,000 pages, hence it is truly an investment).
Just a funny side note: When Gordon B. Hinckley, at age 97, met David McCullough he told him that he had read all of his books with great relish, except this one. President Hinckley said, "A man of my age doesn't begin a book that large."
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I love McCoullough's books, but haven't dared tackle this one yet. Congrats on finishing it. By the way, the picture of Jilly right below this post makes her look so much like Alex (but more girly, of course). She is totally darling!
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