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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher G K Hall & Co
Publication date December 1, 1993
Pages 307
Binding Paperback
Edition Large print
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780816158874
ISBN-10 0816158878
Dimensions 1 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight 1.10 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $14.95
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Summary
Describes the courage and conviction demonstrated by such great Americans as John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Sam Houston, and George W. Norris
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"This is a book about that most admirable of human virtues-- courage. 'Grace under pressure,' Ernest Hemingway defined it. And these are the stories of the pressures experienced by eight United States Senators and the grace with which they endured them."

-- John F. Kennedy

During 1954-1955, John F. Kennedy, then a U.S. Senator, chose eight of his historical colleagues to profile for their acts of astounding integrity in the face of overwhelming opposition. These heroes include John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, and Robert A. Taft.

Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1957, Profiles in Courage -- now reissued in this handsome hardcover edition, featuring a new introduction by Caroline Kennedy, as well as Robert Kennedy's foreword written for the memorial edition of the volume in 1964 -- resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues and is a powerful reminder of the strength of the human spirit. It is as Robert Kennedy states in the foreword, "not just stories of the past but a hook 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."



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9780816158874 | details & prices | 307 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $14.95
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