Título: Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency
Autor: Mark K. Updegrove
Sinopse: An illuminating account of John F. Kennedy’s brief but transformative tenure in the White House, from acclaimed author and historian Mark K. Updegrove, head of the LBJ Foundation and presidential historian for ABC News
“Tremendously absorbing and inviting… An important book.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin • “Elegant, concise, [and] knowing.”—Michael Beschloss • “Rescues JFK from Camelot mythology.”—Richard Norton Smith
Nearly sixty years after his death, JFK still holds an outsize place in the American imagination. While Baby Boomers remember his dazzling presence as president, millennials more likely know him from advertisements for Omega watches or Ray Ban sunglasses. Yet his years in office were marked by more than his style and elegance. His presidency is a story of a fledgling leader forced to meet unprecedented challenges, and to rise above missteps to lead his nation into a new and hopeful era.
Kennedy entered office inexperienced but alluring, his reputation more given by an enamored public than earned through achievement. In this gripping new assessment of his time in the Oval Office, Updegrove reveals how JFK’s first months were marred by setbacks: the botched Bay of Pigs invasions, a disastrous summit with the Soviet premier, and a mismanaged approach to the Civil Rights movement. But the young president soon proved that behind the glamour was a leader of uncommon fortitude and vision.
A humbled Kennedy conceded his mistakes, and, importantly for our times, drew important lessons from his failures that he used to right wrongs and move forward undaunted. Indeed, Kennedy grew as president, radiating greater possibility as he coolly faced a steady stream of crises before his tragic end.
Incomparable Grace compellingly reexamines the dramatic, consequential White House years of a flawed but gifted leader too often defined by the Camelot myth that came after his untimely death.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency”, de Mark K. Updegrove, publicado pela editora Dutton, em 2022 e com 368 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Dutton
Páginas: 368
Ano: 2022-04-26
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Linguagem: en
ISBN: 152474574X
ISBN13: 9781524745745
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Dutton costumam oferecer uma experiência de leitura marcada por narrativas intensas e envolventes, muitas vezes centradas em suspense, mistério e conflitos psicológicos. O catálogo apresenta histórias que exploram relações familiares complexas, segredos do passado e dilemas morais, com personagens frequentemente confrontados por ameaças reais ou internas, como em thrillers que envolvem investigações, desaparecimentos ou crimes. Além disso, há obras que se aprofundam em temas científicos e culturais, com textos que combinam rigor e acessibilidade, revelando uma preocupação em traduzir conteúdos complexos para leitores interessados em ciência e história contemporânea. O tom dessas publicações varia do sombrio e tenso ao reflexivo e informativo, sugerindo uma diversidade que vai do thriller psicológico à biografia e ao ensaio.
