**With a new preface: An "irreverent [and] entertaining" portrait of JFK, the Camelot mystique, and the politics of charisma (*The Christian Science Monitor*).** Described by the *New York Times* as "a sort of intellectual outlaw," Garry Wills takes on the romantic myths surrounding the Kennedy c
The Kennedy Imprisonment
β Scribed by Wills, Garry
- Book ID
- 110488312
- Publisher
- Open Road Media
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1023 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781504045391
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
With a new preface: An "irreverent [and] entertaining" portrait of JFK, the Camelot mystique, and the politics of charisma (The Christian Science Monitor).
Described by the New York Times as "a sort of intellectual outlaw," Garry Wills takes on the romantic myths surrounding the Kennedy clan in this thought-provoking examination of electoral politics and the power of image in America.
Wills argues that the much-admired dynasty, beginning with patriarch Joe Kennedy, created a corrupt climate where appearances were more important than reality, truth was discarded when it wasn't convenient, and an assortment of devoted loyalists sacrificed integrity for the sake of reflected glory. Touching upon topics ranging from the manipulation of the PT-109 story in the media to the authorship of Profiles in Courage to the handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis to persistent rumors of extramarital affairs, Wills offers a persuasive look not only at...
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