Letters to Jackie by Of History Ellen Fitzpatrick

Letters to Jackie by Of History Ellen Fitzpatrick

"A terrific, original, and important work....Fitzpatrick provides a stunningly fresh look at the impact of JFK's assassination on the American people."

--Doris Kearns Goodwin

For Letters to Jackie, noted historian and News Hour with Jim Lehrer commentator Ellen Fitzpatrick combed through literally thousands of condolence messages sent by ordinary Americans to Jacqueline Kennedy following the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, in 1963. The first book ever to examine this extraordinary collection, Letters to Jackie presents 250 intimate, heartfelt, eye-opening responses to what was arguably the most devastating event in twentieth century America, providing a fascinating perspective on a singular time in the history of our nation.

 

Fitzpatrick, Ellen: - Ellen Fitzpatrick is the University of New Hampshire historian that millions of people have seen on TV-every night during the 2004 Democratic Convention and regularly on PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer ever since. Fitzpatrick is an active scholar of American history and has written several books. She rights the wrongs of misrepresented facts and often, she simply uses the past to shed light on the present.

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ISBN 13	9780061969843
ISBN 10	0061969842
Title	Letters to Jackie
Author	Of History Ellen Fitzpatrick
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Ecco Press
Year published	2010-03-01
Number of pages	384
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