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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy Lucia Raatma A biography discussing the personal life, education, and political career of the thirty-fifth President of the United States, John F. Kennedy. OL15050545W
Jack's path of courage Jack's path of courage Doreen Rappaport An introduction to the life and career of the United States president. OL15981404W
1960 1960 David Pietrusza "1960 aims to take us deeper into the campaign than Theodore White's famous The Making of the President, 1960. And it does."'Chicago Sun-Times Award-winning historian David Pietrusza's hard-edged acc… OL1803418W
Jack Kennedy Jack Kennedy Barbara Leaming Drawing on new primary sources, this biography is the first to detail the influence of British history, literature, and culture -- in particular, the ideas of Winston Churchill -- on America's 35th p… OL1878431W
JFK's last hundred days JFK's last hundred days Thurston Clarke JFK's Last Hundred Days reexamines the last months of the President's life to show a man in the midst of great change, finally on the cusp of making good on his extraordinary promise. OL19664852W
JFK's last hundred days JFK's last hundred days Thurston Clarke A revelatory, minute-by-minute account of John F. Kennedy's last one hundred days that asks what might have been. OL19709466W
A twilight struggle A twilight struggle Barbara Harrison Discusses the childhood, family, and political career of the president who served from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. OL1983539W
The Kennedy years The Kennedy years Richard Reeves "Collects The New York Times' ... coverage of JKF's presidency and the events during those three turbulent years of 1961 to 1963"--Dust jacket flap. OL19975080W
An unfinished life An unfinished life Robert Dallek An Unfinished Life is the first authoritative single-volume life of John F. Kennedy to be written in nearly four decades. Drawing upon firsthand sources, freshly unearthed documents, and never-before… OL2000597W
Profiles in Courage Profiles in Courage John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage is a 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning volume of short biographies describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight United States Senators throughout the Senate's history. This edition… OL21727389W
John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy Catherine Corley Anderson A biography of the dynamic leader who served as the thirty-fifth president of the United States until his assassination in 1963. OL3511426W
John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy Nathan Olson In graphic novel format, tells the story of John F. Kennedy, the youngest elected U.S. president who is remembered for his lasting impact on civil rights, foreign policy, and the space program. OL5710272W
Sounding the Trumpet Sounding the Trumpet Richard J. Tofel It was a grand speech and the keynote for a generation of Americans. One observer called it the finest American political document in more than forty years. Another thought it was the best expression… OL8886823W