Harry S. Truman: A Life is a 1994 biography of Harry S. Truman, president of the United States from 1945 to 1953, by historian Robert Hugh Ferrell. Although it was overshadowed by the popular success of David McCullough's Pulitzer-winning biography Truman, Ferrell's book was widely praised by scholars in his field.
A prolific author who produced more than 60 books in his lifetime, Ferrell devoted particular attention to Truman, writing oaring more than a dozen books on his life and presidency, including the 1983 New York Times bestseller Dear Bess: The Letters From Harry to Bess Truman, 1910-1959, 1994's Choosing Truman: The Democratic Convention of 1944 and 2002's The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman.