{"product_id":"9781504045391","title":"The Kennedy Imprisonment: A Meditation on Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith a new preface: An “irreverent [and] entertaining” portrait of JFK, the Camelot mystique, and the politics of charisma (\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Described by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as “a sort of intellectual outlaw,” Garry Wills takes on the romantic myths surrounding the Kennedy clan in this thought-provoking examination of electoral politics and the power of image in America.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Wills argues that the much-admired dynasty, beginning with patriarch Joe Kennedy, created a corrupt climate where appearances were more important than reality, truth was discarded when it wasn’t convenient, and an assortment of devoted loyalists sacrificed integrity for the sake of reflected glory. Touching upon topics ranging from the manipulation of the PT-109 story in the media to the authorship of \u003ci\u003eProfiles in Courage\u003c\/i\u003e to the handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis to persistent rumors of extramarital affairs, Wills offers a persuasive look not only at President John F. Kennedy and his brothers Robert and Edward, but also at the bubble that existed around them and lured in some of the best and brightest of the era.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln at Gettysburg\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhy I Am a Catholic\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Kennedy Imprisonment \u003c\/i\u003eis “a brilliant and troubling study of the Kennedy era in American politics” (\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131381137648,"sku":"9781504045391","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504045391_p0.jpg?v=1769898257","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504045391","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}