A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy In The White House
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
At the heart of American political history stands one of the most captivating presidencies of the twentieth century, and A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House places the reader directly inside it. Written by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian who served as a special assistant to President Kennedy, this landmark biography chronicles the brief but electrifying 1,000-day tenure of the 35th President of the United States — from the soaring optimism of his inauguration to the shattering tragedy of his assassination in November 1963. Drawing on his unparalleled insider access, Schlesinger presents a vivid, authoritative portrait of the Kennedy White House, detailing the defining crises of the era — the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Civil Rights movement, and the escalating tensions of the Cold War. Beyond its gripping narrative, A Thousand Days stands as a towering work of political memoir and historical scholarship, illuminating the idealism, intellect, and complexity that defined the Kennedy administration. Schlesinger's prose is both eloquent and urgent, balancing the intimacy of personal recollection with the rigour of historical analysis, capturing the atmosphere of Camelot with a clarity that no outside observer could replicate. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award upon its publication in 1965, the work remains an indispensable document for anyone seeking to understand mid-century American politics — and the enduring question of what might have been.
Author: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
At the heart of American political history stands one of the most captivating presidencies of the twentieth century, and A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House places the reader directly inside it. Written by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian who served as a special assistant to President Kennedy, this landmark biography chronicles the brief but electrifying 1,000-day tenure of the 35th President of the United States — from the soaring optimism of his inauguration to the shattering tragedy of his assassination in November 1963. Drawing on his unparalleled insider access, Schlesinger presents a vivid, authoritative portrait of the Kennedy White House, detailing the defining crises of the era — the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Civil Rights movement, and the escalating tensions of the Cold War. Beyond its gripping narrative, A Thousand Days stands as a towering work of political memoir and historical scholarship, illuminating the idealism, intellect, and complexity that defined the Kennedy administration. Schlesinger's prose is both eloquent and urgent, balancing the intimacy of personal recollection with the rigour of historical analysis, capturing the atmosphere of Camelot with a clarity that no outside observer could replicate. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award upon its publication in 1965, the work remains an indispensable document for anyone seeking to understand mid-century American politics — and the enduring question of what might have been.