David Pietrusza

Broschiertes Buch

1960

LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon--The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies

Beschreibung

Award-winning historian David Pietrusza's hard-edged account of the 1960 Presidential Campaign-the bare-knuckle politics of the primaries, the party conventions' backroom dealings, the unprecedented television debates, along with hot-button of race, religion, and foreign policy. And, at the center of it all, three future presidents-LBJ, JFK, and Nixon.

Autor

David Pietrusza's books include Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series; 1920: The Year of Six Presidents; 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed America's Role in the World; 1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign that Forged Three Presidencies; and Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal. Rothstein was a finalist for an Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category, and 1920 was honored by Kirkus Reviews as among their Books of the Year. Pietrusza has appeared on Good Morning America, Morning Joe, The Voice of America, The History Channel, ESPN, NPR, AMC, and C-SPAN. He has spoken at The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, The National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, and various universities and festivals. He lives in Scotia, New York. Visit davidpietrusza.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Diversion Publishing - Ips
• Seitenzahl: 555
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 895g
• ISBN-13: 9781635764468
• ISBN-10: 1635764467
• Artikelnr.: 51494844