Description: SENATOR JOHN F KENNEDY –PROFILES IN COURAGE– TED SORENSON President Kennedy won the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for Biography after its release in 1956. A 1st edition hardcover book with a collection of notable figures in the United States Senate at decisive moments during the country’s growth. Profiles include eight historical figures who demonstrated particular integrity in the face of opposition, including John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, and Robert A. Taft. President Kennedy once called Ted Sorenson his "intellectual blood bank" who collaborated on the book Profiles in Courage, "assembling and preparing" much of research on which the book was based. Kennedy tried to have it published before the end of 1955 to qualify for the Pulitzer Prizes in 1956; Profiles appeared on its original date of January 2, 1956, eligible for the 1957 prizes. Shipping via USPS Media Mail in an oversized box. Shipments are processed the same day of payment via Media Mail USPS, or other economy carrier w/tracking. Please advise us of upgrades or combined shipments. Our 20 year goal online continues with following up 100% positive ratings matching our accurate item descriptions and smooth transactions! All items are sourced from one-of-a-kind collections throughout the United States, so please check our site for similar items we continually post. Inquire for carrier upgrades or questions about combined shipping savings. (Contact us via eBay email and we’ll respond. Please check our latest item movie clips.) Thank you!
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Book Title: Profiles in Courage : Decisive Moments in the Lives of Celebrated
Book Series: Historical
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Harper Brothers 1955, 1956
Original Language: English
Item Length: 6 in
Edition: First Edition
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1956
Type: Short Stories
Format: Hardcover w/original DJ
Language: English
Literary Movement: Modernism
Era: 1950s
Item Height: 8.5"
Author: Kennedy, John F. And Forward By Allan Nevins
Features: Dust Jacket, Pictorial center section. Famous American Families, Forward By Allan Nevins.
Genre: American political history, famous Americans, biography
Topic: American presidencey, president history, US Congress Senate etc, JFK, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Political Biography, history, culture, politics, USA
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 1.5 in
Number of Pages: 266
