Profiles in Courage : Inaugural Edition
by John F. Kennedy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1961. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth with silver gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is NEAR FINE in a NEAR FINE , unclipped ($3.95) DJ dated 0161. CR 1961 with publisher's code C-M which is March 1962. Exterior is rich. Gilt is bright. Tips/edges/spine ends with only hints of rubbing. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight with modest toning where DJ did not cover and to page edges. Yellow ribbon book mark. DJ is bright and clean with minimal rubbing and very minimal edge wear.Simply lovely..
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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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002640
- Title
- Profiles in Courage : Inaugural Edition
- Author
- John F. Kennedy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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Bailey Bonzo Books
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