JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956
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JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956 is a major biographical study of John F. Kennedy’s early life and political rise, situating his development within the broader currents of mid-20th-century American and world history.
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| instanceOf |
biography
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book ⓘ |
| about |
American Century concept
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Kennedy family NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Cold War origins ⓘ U.S. political culture in the 1940s and 1950s ⓘ |
| author | Fredrik Logevall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describesEvent |
John F. Kennedy’s World War II service
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John F. Kennedy’s childhood ⓘ John F. Kennedy’s early political campaigns ⓘ John F. Kennedy’s education ⓘ John F. Kennedy’s election to Congress ⓘ John F. Kennedy’s election to the U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| examinesTheme |
American domestic politics in the mid-20th century
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U.S. foreign policy in the mid-20th century ⓘ formation of John F. Kennedy’s political ideas ⓘ role of the Kennedy family in U.S. politics ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriodOfLife |
early life of John F. Kennedy
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political rise of John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| followedBy | second volume of Fredrik Logevall’s JFK biography ⓘ |
| genre |
historical biography
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political biography ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
mid-20th-century American history
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mid-20th-century world history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
archival research on John F. Kennedy’s early life
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placing John F. Kennedy in broad international context ⓘ |
| partOf | two-volume biography of John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Random House
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Random House Publishing Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Europe
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTime |
World War II era
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early Cold War era ⓘ |
| subjectOccupationContext | American politics ⓘ |
| subjectOf | reviews in major newspapers ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
readers of political history
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readers of presidential biographies ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | 1917–1956 ⓘ |
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