Only in Lamar Missouri : Harry Truman, Wyatt Earp and legendary locals / Randy Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, Randy (Journalist), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.

Truman, Harry S.

Lamar (Mo.)--History.

Lamar (Mo.).

Lamar (Mo.)--Social life and customs.

Lamar (Mo.)--Genealogy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (104 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2022.

Summary:

Lamar advertises itself as the city "where legends begin, " and the city of four thousand lives up to that slogan. It was the place where frontier lawman Wyatt Earp first wore a star and where President Harry S Truman was born. When Truman successfully brought World War II to an end, the submarine fleets in the Atlantic and Pacific were commanded by Lamar High School graduates. Lamar's legends, however, are not limited to those who found fame after they left the city. Lamar was home to the longest-serving mayor in Missouri history, a legendary newspaperman, a football team that captured seven straight state championships and an infamous killer whose life was ended by a lynch mob. Author Randy Turner details these stories and much more.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Wyatt Earp

2. The Birth of Harry S. Truman

3. Arthur Aull

4. Jay Lynch

5. The Earp Family Buys the Truman Birthplace

6. H.C. Chancellor

7. Richard Chancellor

8. History Repeats Itself

9. Truman Returns to Lamar

10. Truman, National Media Come to Lamar

11. Madeleine Aull Van Hafften

12. Brother Adams and His Mules

13. Truman's Last Visit to Lamar

14. Gerald Gilkey

15. Dorothy Stratton

16. Freeland Daubin

17. Charles Lockwood

18. Thomas Selby Combs

19. Tom O'Sullivan

20. The Brotherhood

Sources

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439674758

1439674752

OCLC:

1306065742