John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

If you have ever had any curiosities about any of the leading figures of American
History, from John Quincy Adams to Robert A. Taft, John Fitzgerald Kennedy details for
you the accomplishments and personalities of a great cross-section of Americana. Mind
you, this book is not a provocative thriller, nor an aloof murder story, but an encyclopedia
of sorts, a personal reference. The people that JFK wrote about were truly courageous and
intriguing, and upon reading about them, you begin to immediately respect them. Kennedy
won the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature with this book, and with all the credit given to
this book, how can one argue with a masterpiece? One great merit of this volume is that
its instances of courage are all true, clear and in the last analysis constructive; its heroes-
John Quincy Adams, Webster, Houston, Ross of Kansas, George Norris-all exercised their
courage in a noble way for large ends.
The Foreward was written by Allen Nevins, a great journalist and admirer of the
Late Kennedy(The most amazing part being that Kennedy at this time was still a senator!).
With such a lofty opinion of the ex-president, the foreward was very upbeat. It spoke of
the differentiations between courage and bravery, the very definition of courage, and even
some of the reasons that a few of the men qualified to enter JFK's profiles. The preface,
written by JFK himself, was merely a thank-you to the brave and trail-blazing politicians
that preceded hi...

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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