85 days
The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy
On Sale: 03/22/2016
85 days
The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy
On Sale: 03/22/2016
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About the Book
From noted journalist Jules Witcover, the classic account of Robert F. Kennedy’s tragically short-lived campaign for president in 1968.
85 Days is veteran Washington journalist Jules Witcover’s masterpiece of political reportage. It brilliantly captures a lost moment in time when the politics of conviction seemed to converge with America’s youth movement in opposition to the Vietnam War. At its center was the charismatic Robert F. Kennedy, brother of the slain President John F. Kennedy. Robert Kennedy’s impassioned opposition to the Vietnam War, and his vision for a more egalitarian United States, launched him on one of the most memorable, though brief, campaigns in U.S. political history.
Witcover’s driving narrative follows Kennedy’s campaign throughout the primary season, as Kennedy mulled a run, developed his core issues and supporter base, and shot to the top of the polls, culminating in a victory in California just two days before he was tragically killed. A timeless work of political journalism, 85 Days captures the character and spirit of a man who came to symbolize an unforgettable era in America.
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Product Details
- ISBN: 9780062463913
- ISBN 10: 0062463918
- Imprint: William Morrow Paperbacks
- On Sale: 03/22/2016
- Pages: 336
- List Price:21.99 CAD
- BISAC1 : POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch
- BISAC2 : HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
- BISAC3 : POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State
- BISAC4 : POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics
- BISAC5 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
- BISAC6 : POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General
- BISAC7 : HISTORY / World
- BISAC8 : SCIENCE / History
- BISAC9 : HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- BISAC10 : POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties
