Book description
Know your stuff: Read a succinct history of JFK's life in just one hour.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, America's youngest President. But, barely one
thousand days into his Presidency, he was assassinated. JFK in an Hour
provides a compelling and comprehensive overview of this man credited
with introducing an aspirational new approach to American politics.
Learn about the Kennedy family, the cast that propelled JFK to success
despite family tragedy. Discover Kennedy's talented diplomatic skills
when navigating the Space Race, the nuclear missile crisis and his
sympathies with the fledging civil rights movement. Learn about the man
himself, the charming son, brother and husband, who maintained a
charismatic public image, despite suffering from chronic illness all his
life. JFK in an Hour provides key insight into why Kennedy epitomised
the hopes of a new decade, and remains such an influential figure to
this day.
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour… 'If the past is
a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour
operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and
diverse continent of our shared past' Dominic Sandbrook
'The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour
idea brings it back up to date for the digital age' Andrew Roberts, Bookseller
'This is genius' MacWorld. com Sinead Fitzgibbon graduated from
university with a degree in Economics, before leaving her native Ireland
to work in investment banking in Sydney for six years. She returned to
the UK in 2007 to pursue her writing career. She has always loved
history, literature and art - and spends most weekends in London's
multitude of museums, art galleries and bookshops.
