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JFK. coming of age in the American century, 1917-1956

Title

JFK. [Volume 1] : coming of age in the American century, 1917-1956 / Fredrik Logevall.

Author

Logevall, Fredrik, 1963-

Publication

New York : Random House, [2020]
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Description

xx, 792 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm

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."--

Alternative Title

JFK. [Volume one] : coming of age in the American century, 1917-1956
John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Subjects

Genre/Form

Biography.
Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 721-747) and index.

Contents

Preface -- PART I: FOUNDATIONS. 1. Two families -- 2. Childish things -- 3. Second son -- 4. Jack and Lem -- 5. Freshman years -- PART II: WARTIME. 6. Our man in London -- 7. The ambassador's son -- 8. The observer -- 9. A history of the present -- 10. Interludes -- 11. In love and war -- 12. Overboard -- 13. Lost prince -- 14. "Political to his fingertips" -- PART III: POLITICS. 15. The candidate -- 16. The gentleman from Boston -- 17. Red scare -- 18. Two Brahmins -- 19. Jackie -- 20. Dark days -- 21. Rising star -- 22. A very near thing -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Call Number

JFE 21-6494

ISBN

9780812997132
0812997131

LCCN

2020003488

OCLC

1191844202

Author

Logevall, Fredrik, 1963- author.

Title

JFK. [Volume 1] : coming of age in the American century, 1917-1956 / Fredrik Logevall.

Publisher

New York : Random House, [2020]

Copyright Date

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 721-747) and index.

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Other Form:

Online version: Logevall, Fredrik, 1963- JFK First edition. New York : Random House, 2020 9780812997149 (DLC) 2020003489

Research Call Number

JFE 21-6494

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