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John F. Kennedy / Alan Brinkley.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection E841 .B734 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brinkley, Alan.
- Series:
- American presidents series (Times Books (Firm))
- The American presidents
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
- Kennedy, John F.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1961-1963.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 202 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Times Books : Henry Holt and Co., 2012.
- Summary:
- Brinkley shows in this incisive and lively assessment that the reality of Kennedy's achievements was much more complex than the legend. Kennedy seemed to live on a knife's edge, moving from one crisis to another and his controversial public life mirrored his hidden private life.
- Contents:
- The Irish prince
- The uncertain politician
- The great ambition
- The perils of the new frontier
- "Flexible response"
- Freedom
- The evolving Cold War
- Quagmire
- The afterlife of John F. Kennedy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Hagen fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9780805083491
- 0805083499
- OCLC:
- 759491808
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