2009, ISBN: 9780061900600

Kartoniert, 432 Seiten, 203mm x 133mm x 26mm, Sprache(n): eng The greatest political story ever told?the epic clash between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon, as captured in Theodore W… Mehr…

Kartoniert, 432 Seiten, 203mm x 133mm x 26mm, Sprache(n): eng The greatest political story ever told?the epic clash between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon, as captured in Theodore White's dramatic and groundbreaking chronicleThe Making of the President 1960 is the book that revolutionized?even created?modern political journalism. Granted intimate access to all parties involved, Theodore White crafted an almost mythic story of the battle that pitted Senator John F. Kennedy against Vice-President Richard M. Nixon?from the decisive primary battles to the history-making televised debates, the first of their kind. Magnificently detailed and exquisitely paced, The Making of the President 1960 imbues the nation's presidential election process with both grittiness and grandeur, and established a benchmark against which all new campaign reporters would measure their work. The winner of the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction?and the first entry in White's influential four-volume "narrative history of American politics in action"?this classic account remains the keystone of American political journalism.Theodore H. White (1915?1986) was an American political journalist, historian, and novelist, best known for the Making of the President series: his accounts of the1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972 presidential elections, all of which are being reissued withnew forewords by Harper Perennial Political Classics. His other books include ThunderOut of China, America in Search of Itself, and In Search of History: A Personal Adventure. Versandkostenfreie Lieferung, [PU: Harper & Row; Collins; HarperCollins]<

ISBN: 9780061900600

A Harper Perennial Political Classic, The Making of the President 1960 is the groundbreaking national bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the 1960 presidential campaign and t… Mehr…

A Harper Perennial Political Classic, The Making of the President 1960 is the groundbreaking national bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the 1960 presidential campaign and the election of John F. Kennedy.The Making of the President: 1960 revolutionized the way modern presidential campaigns are reported. Reporting from within the campaign for the first time on record, White’s extensive research and access to all parties involved set the bar for campaign coverage and remains unparalleled. White conveyed, in magnificent detail and with exquisite pacing, the high-stakes drama; he painted the unforgettable, even mythic, story of JFK versus Nixon; and most of all, he imbued the nation’s presidential election process with a grandeur that later political writers have rarely matched. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>U.S. History>U.S. History>U.S. History, HarperCollins Publishers Core >1<