Dear Bess

Dear Bess: The Letters from Harry to Bess Truman, 1910-1959
AuthorHarry S. Truman, Bess Truman, Robert H. Ferrell
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherNorton
Publication date
1983
Publication placeUnited States
Pages593
ISBN978-0-8262-1203-0
OCLC9440945

Dear Bess: The Letters from Harry to Bess Truman, 1910-1959 is a 1983 book edited by historian Robert Hugh Ferrell collecting more than 500 letters from U.S. president Harry S. Truman to his wife Bess, ranging from the couple's early courtship to his post-presidency retirement.[1] Well-regarded by other historians, the book also achieved popular success, becoming a New York Times bestseller.[2]