Description
The Results of County Planning in Jackson County Missouri, inscribed by President Harry Truman.
Oblong octavo, 122pp, [2 large fold-out maps]. Green leather presentation binding, title in gilt on front cover. Some wear along edges and drying of the leather. Illustrated endpapers. Fully illustrated with black and white photographs from around Jackson County Missouri.
Inscribed by Harry Truman: “To H.F. Slaughter who designed this beautiful book. I’m very thankful to him. Harry Truman.”
This work outlines the rural network of electrification and road networks that were the highlight of Truman’s early political career in Missouri.
H.F. Slaughter was a well-known illustrator and publisher in Kansas City. He was responsible for the publication of this work, which was done as a trade edition in paper wrappers and this deluxe limited edition.
