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Profiles in Courage
Profiles in Courage
Author: John F. Kennedy
In 1954-1955, Senator Kennedy's active role in the affairs of the nation was interrupted for the better part of a year by his convalescence from an operation to correct a disability incurred as a skipper of a World War II torpedo boat. The Senator used his "idle" hours to great advantage; he rediscovered, and did intensive research into, the cou...  more »
ISBN: 292230
Publication Date: 1956
Pages: 266
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Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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hardtack avatar reviewed Profiles in Courage on + 2554 more book reviews
I read this book as a teenager and thought it great. It was only much later I found out who really wrote it. Check Wikipedia for details.

Makes you wonder what kind of low-life person would accept the Pulitzer Prize for History for a book he didn't write. But if you also read "The Dark Side of Camelot" you understand how he could do that.


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