Original 1st Edition– SENATOR JOHN F KENNEDY –PROFILES IN COURAGE– 1956 Pulitzer

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