The Kennedy obsession : the American myth of JFK / John Hellmann.

Author/creator Hellmann, John, 1948-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©1997.
Descriptionxvi, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents A bedside visit -- How Kennedy awoke: Jack's reading and Why England slept -- John Hersey's "Survival": a literary experiment and its political adaptation -- The old man and the boy: Papa Hemmingway and Profiles in courage -- The Hollywood screen and Kennedy's televised showdown with Truman -- The erotics of a presidency -- An assassination and its fictions.
Local noteLittle-314230--305131025193X
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 181-193) and index.
LCCN 96038203
ISBN0231107986 (acid-free paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E842.1 .H44 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold