All This Marvelous Potential - by Matthew Algeo (Paperback)
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Highlights
- "A powerful story, skillfully told.
- About the Author: Matthew Algeo is the author of Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure, The President Is a Sick Man, and Abe & Fido.
- 280 Pages
- History, United States
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Book Synopsis
"A powerful story, skillfully told." --Booklist A new portrait of Robert Kennedy, a politician who, for all his faults, had the uncommon courage to stand up to a president from his own party and shine a light on America's shortcomings In early 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy ventured deep into the heart of Appalachia to gauge the progress of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty. Kennedy viewed his two days in Kentucky as an opportunity to test his antiwar and antipoverty message with hardscrabble white voters. Among the strip mines, one-room schoolhouses, and dilapidated homes, however, Kennedy encountered a strong mistrust and intense resentment of establishment politicians. In All This Marvelous Potential, author Matthew Algeo meticulously retraces RFK's tour of eastern Kentucky, visiting the places he visited and meeting with the people he met. Algeo explains how and why the region has changed since 1968, and why it matters for the rest of the country. The similarities between then and now are astonishing: divisive politics, racial strife, economic uncertainty, and environmental alarm.About the Author
Matthew Algeo is the author of Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure, The President Is a Sick Man, and Abe & Fido. An award-winning journalist, Algeo has reported from four continents for public radio's All Things Considered, Marketplace, and Morning Edition.Dimensions (Overall): 8.6 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 280
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Theme: State & Local
Format: Paperback
Author: Matthew Algeo
Language: English
Street Date: October 5, 2021
TCIN: 1003274543
UPC: 9781641605694
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-0827
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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