JACK KENNEDY: Elusive Hero

JACK KENNEDY: Elusive Hero

The critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling new biography of John F. Kennedy, by Chris Matthews, host of MSNBCâ€™s Hardball.

â€œWhat was he like?â€

Jack Kennedy said the reason people read biography is to answer that basic question. What was he like, this man whose own wife called him â€œthat elusive, unforgettable man?â€ In this New York Times bestselling biography, Chris Matthews answers that question with the verve of a novelist. We see this most beloved president in the company of friends. We see and feel him close-up, having fun and giving off that restlessness of his. We watch him navigate his life from privileged, rebellious youth to gutsy American president. We witness his bravery in war and selfless rescue of his PT boat crew. We watch JFK as a young politician learning to play hardball and watch him grow into the leader who averts a nuclear war. Matthewsâ€™s extraordinary biography is based on personal interviews with those closest to JFK, oral histories by top political aide Kenneth Oâ€™Donnell and others, documents from his years as a student at Choate, and notes from Jacqueline Kennedyâ€™s first interview after Dallas. As Matthews writes: â€œI found a fighting prince never free of pain, never far from trouble, never accepting the world he found, never wanting to be his fatherâ€™s son. He was a far greater hero than he ever wished us to know.â€
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2012-11-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781451635096

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
ReleaseDate	2012-11-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781451635096

JACK KENNEDY: Elusive Hero

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