Rising Star, Setting Sun - Couverture souple

Shaw, John T

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1643132288 ISBN 13 : 9781643132280

Editeur : Pegasus Books, 2019

Synopsis

After winning the presidency by a razor-thin victory on November 8, 1960, over Richard Nixon, Dwight D. Eisenhower’s former vice president, John F. Kennedy became the thirty-fifth president of the United States. But beneath the stately veneers of both Ike and JFK, there was a complex and consequential rivalry. In Rising Star, Setting Sun, John T. Shaw focuses on the intense ten-week transition between JFK’s electoral victory and his inauguration on January 20, 1961. In just over two months, America would transition into a new age, and nowhere was it more marked that in the generational and personal difference between these two men and their dueling visions for the country they led. The former general espoused frugality, prudence, and stewardship. The young political wu¨nderkid embodied dramatic themes and sweeping social change. Extensively researched and eloquently written, Shaw paints a vivid picture of what Time called a “turning point in the twentieth century” as Americans today find themselves poised on the cusp of another watershed moment in our nation’s history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John T. Shaw is the author of four previous books, including most recently JFK in the Senate: A Pathway to the Presidency. He's covered Congress for Market News International for nearly twenty-five years, and has also been a contributing writer for the Washington Diplomat and has been a guest on PBS NewsHour and C-SPAN. He lives in Washington D.C.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pegasus Books
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1643132288
• ISBN 13: 9781643132280
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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