num_pages: 4
description: "This is a book about that most admirable of human virtues-- courage. 'Grace under pressure,' Ernest Hemingway defined it. And these are the stories of the pressures experienced by eight United States Senators and the grace with which they endured them."-- John F. KennedyDuring 1954-1955, John F. Kennedy, then a U.S. Senator, chose eight of his historical colleagues to profile for their acts of astounding integrity in the face of overwhelming opposition. These heroes include John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, and Robert A. Taft.Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1957, Profiles in Courage -- now reissued in this handsome hardcover edition, featuring a new introduction by Caroline Kennedy, as well as Robert Kennedy's foreword written for the memorial edition of the volume in 1964 -- resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues and is a powerful reminder of the strength of the human spirit. It is as Robert Kennedy states in the foreword, "not just stories of the past but a hook of hope and confidence for the future. What happens to the country, to the world, depends on what we do with what others have left us."
language: English
title: Profiles in Courage
titlecomplete: Profiles in Courage
characters: John Quincy Adams, Robert A. Taft, Sam Houston, George Norris, Daniel Webster
genres: Historical, Biography, Leadership, Politics, Nonfiction, Presidents, American History, Classics, Biography Memoir, History
ratings_count: 12901
awards: awardedAt: -410198400000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Biography or Autobiography, awardedAt: -189360000000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award, awardedAt: -410198400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Caedmon