Profiles in Courage
by John F. Kennedy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inaugural Edition, 1961, the story of JFK's heroism as PT109's captain during WWII. Book is bright and crisp. Fine but for minor bumping along spine and very slight edgeware. Dust jacket is price clipped with minor edgewear and chipping along spine. 2" closed tear along back left edge. Small place on teal color on spine which shows a little rubbing.
Synopsis
Profiles in Courage was written by John F. Kennedy when the iconic U.S. President was still a senator. The Pulitzer Prize-winning volume of short biographies tells of eight United States Senators who shown great courage under enormous pressure from their parties and their constituents. Among Kennedy’s featured senators were: John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, Sam Houston, Edmund G. Ross, Lucius Lamar, George Norris, and Robert A. Taft. While these Senators suffered severe criticism and losses in popularity because of their actions, their stories are used to illustrate the principles and virtues that Kennedy believed were required of Americans in a century of progress. Profiles in Courage hit the bestsellers list three times: when JFK was an up-and-coming Senator in the late 1950s; after he was elected President in 1960-61; and following his assassination in 1963-64. The book led to the creation of the “Profiles in Courage” award, an annual award made to recognize displays of moral and political courage similar to those that Kennedy profiled.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Texas Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000336
- Title
- Profiles in Courage
- Author
- John F. Kennedy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, JFK, WORLD WAR II, WWII, U.S. NAVY, PT BOATS, P T 109, NAVAL HISTORY, COURAGE, VALOR
- Bookseller catalogs
- Political Science - American Politics;
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