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SARGE: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver
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SARGE: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver Hardcover - 2004

by Stossel, Scott

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Stossel, through complete access to Sargent Shriver and his family, renders the story of his colorful life in cinematic detail--from his monumental achievements such as founding the Peace Corps and the Special Olympics, to marrying a Kennedy.

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Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Smithsonian Books, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Foreword by Bill Moyers. Working for four presidents over six decades, R. Sargent "Sarge" Shriver founded the Peace Corps, launched the War on Poverty, created Head Start and Legal Services for the Poor, started the Special Olympics, and served as ambassador to France. Yet from the moment he married Joseph P. Kennedy's daughter Eunice in 1953, Shriver had to navigate a difficult course between independence and family loyalty that tended to obscure his incredible achievements. Scott Stossel, through complete access to Shriver and his family, renders the story of his life in cinematic detail. Shriver's myriad historical legacies are testaments to the power of his vision and his ability to inspire others. But it is the colorful personality and indomitable spirit of the man himself-traits that allowed him to survive the Depression, WWII, and the Kennedy family-that will inspire readers today to expand the "horizons of the possible." 761 pp, with index. As new, unread ,first edition, first printing,, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. [Not remainder-marked or price-clipped] BIOS1
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  • Title SARGE: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver
  • Author Stossel, Scott
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition 1st Printing
  • Condition New
  • Pages 761
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Smithsonian Books, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
  • Date 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9828
  • ISBN 9781588341273 / 1588341275
  • Weight 2.68 lbs (1.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.34 x 6.36 x 2.08 in (23.72 x 16.15 x 5.28 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Political
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004041661
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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From the publisher

Scott Stossel is a senior editor at Atlantic Monthly. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic, and other publications. A frequent commentator on NPR, the BBC, and CNN, he lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Media reviews

“In this lengthy but lively biography, the journalist Scott Stossel explains in exhaustive detail how Shriver translated vague mandates to found an international service program and wage war on poverty into the creation of some of the most successful social programs of the past half-century.”—Washington Post

“Required reading for anyone interested in the political affairs of 20th-century America and the story of the Kennedy dynasty.”—Robert Dallek, author of An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963

“This is a superbly researched, immensely readable political biography.”—Publishers Weekly

“A careful and capable portrait, of much interest to advocates of an activist, beneficent government and students of the Kennedy era alike.”—Kirkus

Citations

  • Commonweal, 07/16/2004, Page 27
  • Kirkus Reviews, 04/01/2004, Page 320
  • Library Journal, 04/01/2004, Page 103
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/22/2004, Page 75

About the author

Scott Stossel is a senior editor at Atlantic Monthly. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic, and other publications. A frequent commentator on NPR, the BBC, and CNN, he lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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