One of America's favorite presidents is Harry S. Truman. This is more than a book of quotes from the Man from Independence. It is an in depth study of Truman, from his teenage years through the last decade of his life. The author, Niel Johnson, former archivist of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, chose a format that is different from both the conventional wit and wisdom compilation and the standard biography. The book provides an explanation and background for Truman's various statements and decisions. The pages reflect a man whose decency and morality and common sense are a lesson to us all.