{"product_id":"profiles-in-courage-isbn-9780060533236","title":"Profiles in Courage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize winning classic by President John F. Kennedy, with an introduction by Caroline Kennedy and a foreword by Robert F. Kennedy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in 1955 by the then junior senator from the state of Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy's \u003cem\u003eProfiles in Courage\u003c\/em\u003e serves as a clarion call to every American. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book Kennedy chose eight of his historical colleagues to profile for their acts of astounding integrity in the face of overwhelming opposition. These heroes, coming from different junctures in our nation’s history, include John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, and Robert A. Taft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, a half-century later, the book remains a moving, powerful, and relevant testament to the indomitable national spirit and an unparalleled celebration of that most noble of human virtues. It resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues and is a powerful reminder of the strength of the human spirit. \u003cem\u003eProfiles in Courage\u003c\/em\u003e is as Robert Kennedy states in the foreword: “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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with vintage photographs and an extensive author biography, this book features Kennedy's correspondence about the writing project, contemporary reviews, a letter from Ernest Hemingway, and two rousing speeches from recipients of the Profile in Courage Award.  Introduction by John F. Kennedy’s daughter Caroline Kennedy, forward by John F. Kennedy’s brother Robert F. Kennedy.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- John F. Kennedy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAwarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1957, \u003cem\u003eProfiles in Courage\u003c\/em\u003e -- 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caedmon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888565678309,"sku":"NP9780060533236","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060533236.jpg?v=1730229353","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/profiles-in-courage-isbn-9780060533236","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}