John F. Kennedy
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.4 - AR Pts: 13
Formats
Description
"During 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 hard-cover edition, featuring a new introduction by Caroline Kennedy, as well...
8) NASA
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
Presents rereleases of NASA films documenting the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and a look at the first 25 years of NASA, including these history making events: orbiting the Earth for the first time on Friendship 7, the first docking in space by the Gemini VII crew, the first man to set foot on the moon with Apollo 11, the ill-fated voyage of Apollo 13, the unbelievable explosion of space shuttle Apollo 11, the ill-fated voyage of Apollo 13, the...
12) John Adams
Pub. Date
1983, c1964
Description
Describes how young lawyer John Adams risked his political career by representing British soldiers who were accused of murder because of their participation in the Boston Massacre.