A Hero for Our Time by Ralph G. Martin (1983)

A Hero for Our Time, an Intimate Story of the Kennedy Years
by Ralph G. Martin
Publisher:  Macmillan Publishing Company
Copyright:  1983

"No one can really understand John Kennedy without reading A Hero of Our Time.  It is as if there had been no other books about him.  There has never been one more readable and revealing."

So wrote Merle Miller, author of Plain Speaking, about Ralph Martin's fascinating chronicle of the life and world of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, filled with insiders' revelations and replete with anecdotes collected from sources who never before agreed to be interviewed -- friends, family, loved ones.

A Hero for Our Time is also the story of a dynasty -- and a marriage -- revealed more intimately than ever before.  It is the story of Jack, the playboy prince, who assumed responsibility for a nation's destiny; and Jacqueline, the shy and diffident aristocrat, who was raised to consider politics bad manners, but who became a dazzling First Lady and the most desired woman of our time.  Here, too, is Joseph Kennedy, Sr., the absolute patriarch who, even when crippled by illness, battled to dominate his son's presidency; Bobby, driven by twin obsessions -- his rivalry with and adoration of his older brother; Teddy, to many the least favored, yet to some the best politician the Kennedys produced; and the family, celebrities, and power-brokers who were the courtiers of "Camelot."

A Hero for Our Time records in fresh and dramatic detail the in-fighting, the deal-making and the incredible excitement of JFK's ascendance to power; the storybook courtship and marriage, the lavish parties, domestic tragedies, outrageous family pranks, and great moments of crisis and triumph that marked John Kennedy's brief term in office.

Condition:  Used.  Hardcover.  Dust cover is lightly discolored and shows shelf wear and light creases.  Binding is falling apart throughout the first batch of picture pages, pages are so far in tact.  Pages are tanning from age.

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