Harry S. Truman Quotes:
Ocupation: 33rd U.S. President
Life: May 8, 1884 - December 26, 1972
Birthday: May 8
Death: December 26
The newcomers quickly learned their way about and soon felt at home. The Homestead Act of 1862 provided them, as well as many other pioneers, with an opportunity to acquire land and establish family farms. To the land-hungry immigrants, the tough prairie sod seemed a golden opportunity and they conquered it by hard work.
source: United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman), Harry S. Truman (1964). “Harry S. Truman: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President, 1945-53”
topic: Hard Work, Home, Opportunity, Sod, Family Farms, Newcomers, Golden Opportunity, Acquire, Homestead Act
