| Description |
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
Turning points in history |
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Turning points in history (Smart Apple Media)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index. |
| Summary |
"Describes the life, accomplishments, and assassination of John F. Kennedy"--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
John Fitzgerald Kennedy -- May 28, 1917, Birth and background -- 1936-1940, Harvard days -- 1941-1944, Torpedo boats and purple hearts -- November 4, 1946-November 4, 1952, Massachusetts congressman to U.S. senator -- September 12, 1953, Marriage to Jacqueline Bouvier, first lady -- October 21, 1954-November 5, 1958, Prize-winning book and record vote -- January 2-November 8, 1960, Presidential candidate -- November 8, 1960-January 20, 1961, Election and inauguration -- April 17, 1961, Bay of Pigs -- May 5-25, 1961, Space race begins -- August 13-November 22, 1961, Berlin Wall and roots of the Vietnam War -- September 30, 1962-, University of Mississippi riots -- October 16-28, 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis -- June 11-August 28, 1963, Civil Rights Act and Martin Luther King, Jr. -- November 22, 1963, The assassination of JFK -- November 23-25, 1963, Aftermath and funeral -- November 24, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin? -- April 4-June 5, 1968, Assassinations of MLK and RFK -- 1963-today, Inspiring future generations -- Glossary. |
| Subject |
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination -- Juvenile literature.
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- History -- 1961-1969 -- Juvenile literature.
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
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| ISBN |
9781599209715 library binding |
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1599209713 library binding |
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