Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. profiles in courage. sun safety. media. gallery. sponsors. contact. more. profiles in courage. true stories of everyday inspiration. episode 1 come back stronger ...

  2. Profiles in Courage is a 1956 volume of short biographies describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight United States senators. The book, authored by John F. Kennedy with Ted Sorensen as a ghostwriter , profiles senators who defied the opinions of their party and constituents to do what they felt was right and suffered severe criticism and ...

    • John F. Kennedy, Ted Sorensen
    • 1956
  3. Apr 11, 2006 · The inspiring true accounts of eight unsung heroic acts by American patriots at different junctures in our nation's history, Kennedy's book became required reading, an instant classic, and was...

    • reprint
    • John F. Kennedy
    • Harper Collins, 2006
  4. John F. Kennedy’s enduring classic resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues—courage and patriotism—and remains a moving, powerful, and relevant testament to the indomitable American spirit

  5. He won the prize in 1957 for Profiles in Courage (1956), a book about several Americans who had made courageous decisions. Kennedy wrote the book while recuperating from surgery to repair a...

    • John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    • Harper & Row, 1991
    • reprint
  6. Apr 11, 2006 · With a foreword by Robert F. Kennedy and introduction by Caroline Kennedy. John F. Kennedy’s enduring classic resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtuescourage and patriotism—and remains a moving, powerful, and relevant testament to the indomitable American spirit.

  7. People also ask

  8. In Profiles in Courage, Kennedy shows readers time after time in history when Americans were sharply divided yet found ways to resolve their conflicts and come together as a nation again. More specifically, some of the men Kennedy profiles achieved greatness in the context of resolving bitter divides over slavery and racial issues.