Profiles in Courage
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 11, 2006
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- Who it’s for
- Eight portraits explore what it means to do what seems right despite the personal cost.
- Themes
- Political integrity, Courage despite personal cost, Patriotism and public service
- Genres
- Political Lives, Presidents & World Leaders, 20th-Century America
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THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING CLASSIC OF POLITICAL INTEGRITY With a foreword by Robert F. Kennedy and introduction by Caroline Kennedy John F. Kennedy’s enduring classic resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues—courage and patriotism—and remains a moving, powerful, and relevant testament to the indomitable American spirit During 1954-55, Kennedy, then a junior senator from the state of Massachusetts, profiled eight American patriots, mainly United States Senators, who at crucial moments in our nation’s history, revealed a special sort of greatness: men who disregarded dreadful consequences to their public and private lives to do that one thing which seemed right in itself.
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They were men of various political and regional allegiances—their one overriding loyalty was to the United States. Courage such as these men shared, Kennedy makes clear, is central to all morality—a man does what he must in spite of personal consequences—and these exciting stories suggest that, without in the least disparaging the courage with which men die, we should not overlook the true greatness adorning those acts of courage with which men must live. As Robert F. Kennedy writes in the foreword, Profiles in Courage “is not just stories of the past but a book of hope and confidence for the future. What happens to the country, to the world, depends on what we do with what others have left us." This special "P.S." edition of the book commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the book's publication. It includes vintage photographs and an extensive author biography, and features Kennedy's correspondence about the writing project, contemporary reviews of the book, a letter from Ernest Hemingway, and two rousing speeches from recipients of the Profile in Courage Award.
Courage in Public Life
Eight portraits explore what it means to do what seems right despite the personal cost.
Come here for
- Historical portraits of senators facing consequential choices
- A thoughtful account of courage that means living with the consequences
Expect
- Eight American patriots across political and regional lines
- A special edition with photographs and Kennedy’s writing correspondence
Where it sits
| 20th-Century America | 35% |
|---|---|
| Political Lives | 33% |
| Presidents & World Leaders | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Political Lives
- Biography Resources
- 19th-Century America
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- 20th-Century America
- World History
- 19th-Century History
- 20th-Century History
- Authors
- John F. Kennedy
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 11, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Political integrity · Courage despite personal cost · Patriotism and public service
- Reading lane
- Lives in History