The Resource JFK : coming of age in the American century, 1917-1956, Fredrik Logevall
JFK : coming of age in the American century, 1917-1956, Fredrik Logevall
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The item JFK : coming of age in the American century, 1917-1956, Fredrik Logevall represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Grosse Pointe Public Library.
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- Summary
- "By the time of his assassination in 1963, John F. Kennedy stood at the helm of the greatest power the world had ever seen, a booming American nation he had steered through some of the most perilous diplomatic standoffs of the Cold War era. Born in 1917 to a striving Irish American family that had ascended the ranks of Boston's labyrinthine political machine, Kennedy was bred for government, and his meteoric rise to become the youngest president ever cemented his status as one of the most mythologized political figures in American history. And yet, in the decades since his untimely death, hagiographic portrayals of his dazzling charisma, reports of his extramarital affairs, and disagreements over his political legacy have made our 35th president more mysterious than ever--a problem further exacerbated by the fact that no genuinely comprehensive account of his life has yet been attempted. Beckoned by this gap in our historical knowledge, Fredrik Logevall has spent seven years searching for the "real" JFK. The result of this prodigious effort is a sweeping two-volume biography that, for the first time, properly contextualizes Kennedy amidst the roiling American Century. Beginning with the three generations of Kennedy men and women who transformed the clan from working-class Irish immigrants to members of Boston's political elite, Volume One spans the first thirty-nine years of JFK's life, from sickly second son to restless Harvard undergraduate and World War II hero, through his ascendance on Capitol Hill and, finally, his decision to run for president. In chronicling Kennedy's extraordinary life and times, Logevall offers the clearest portrait we have of an iconic, yet still elusive, American president."--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xx, 792 pages
- Note
- [Vol. 1] Coming of age in the American century, 1917-1956
- Contents
-
- Foundations
- Wartime
- Politics
- Isbn
- 9780812997132
- Label
- JFK : coming of age in the American century, 1917-1956
- Title
- JFK
- Title remainder
- coming of age in the American century, 1917-1956
- Statement of responsibility
- Fredrik Logevall
- Title variation
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- Subject
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- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Family
- Legislators -- Massachusetts -- Biography
- Massachusetts -- Biography
- New England -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Biographies
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States, Congress | Senate -- Biography
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "By the time of his assassination in 1963, John F. Kennedy stood at the helm of the greatest power the world had ever seen, a booming American nation he had steered through some of the most perilous diplomatic standoffs of the Cold War era. Born in 1917 to a striving Irish American family that had ascended the ranks of Boston's labyrinthine political machine, Kennedy was bred for government, and his meteoric rise to become the youngest president ever cemented his status as one of the most mythologized political figures in American history. And yet, in the decades since his untimely death, hagiographic portrayals of his dazzling charisma, reports of his extramarital affairs, and disagreements over his political legacy have made our 35th president more mysterious than ever--a problem further exacerbated by the fact that no genuinely comprehensive account of his life has yet been attempted. Beckoned by this gap in our historical knowledge, Fredrik Logevall has spent seven years searching for the "real" JFK. The result of this prodigious effort is a sweeping two-volume biography that, for the first time, properly contextualizes Kennedy amidst the roiling American Century. Beginning with the three generations of Kennedy men and women who transformed the clan from working-class Irish immigrants to members of Boston's political elite, Volume One spans the first thirty-nine years of JFK's life, from sickly second son to restless Harvard undergraduate and World War II hero, through his ascendance on Capitol Hill and, finally, his decision to run for president. In chronicling Kennedy's extraordinary life and times, Logevall offers the clearest portrait we have of an iconic, yet still elusive, American president."--
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- AU@
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1963-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Logevall, Fredrik
- Dewey number
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- 973.922092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- photographs
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Kennedy, John F.
- Kennedy, John F.
- United States
- Legislators
- Presidents
- New England
- United States
- Massachusetts
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- JFK : coming of age in the American century, 1917-1956, Fredrik Logevall
- Note
- [Vol. 1] Coming of age in the American century, 1917-1956
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 655-747) and index
- Contents
- Foundations -- Wartime -- Politics
- Control code
- on1200467708
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xx, 792 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812997132
- Lccn
- 2020003488
- Other control number
- 99985173695
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, photographs
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1200467708
- Label
- JFK : coming of age in the American century, 1917-1956, Fredrik Logevall
- Note
- [Vol. 1] Coming of age in the American century, 1917-1956
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 655-747) and index
- Contents
- Foundations -- Wartime -- Politics
- Control code
- on1200467708
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xx, 792 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812997132
- Lccn
- 2020003488
- Other control number
- 99985173695
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, photographs
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1200467708
Subject
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Family
- Legislators -- Massachusetts -- Biography
- Massachusetts -- Biography
- New England -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Biographies
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States, Congress | Senate -- Biography
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Biography
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