influence

Photographs and accompanying text describe the Kennedy brothers (Jack and Robert) influence and the legacy they left.

Explores the lasting influence of William Shakespeare on the history and culture of the world.

Chronicles the life of Queen Victoria with a focus on her youth and path toward the crown, and discusses how the death of Princess Charlotte, the only child of King George IV who succumbed to complications after giving birth to a stillborn son, directly contributed to Victoria taking the throne.

Presents a comprehensive look into the life and reputation of American patriot, statesman, and inventor, Benjamin Franklin during the early days of the American Revolution, and examines the impact he had on both American and French society.

Examines the personal and professional lives of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, who share the same birthday, and describes how their accomplishments influenced social changes.

Presents a biography of John F. Kennedy, looking at him as a boy, a young man, a war hero, a politician, a husband and father, and as president of the United States, and includes photographs from the Kennedy Family Collection and the Kennedy Library.

On the anniversary of President John Kennedy's assassination,celebrated political scientist and analyst Larry J. Sabato--himself a teenager in the early 1960s and inspired by JFK and his presidency--explores the fascinating and powerful influence Kennedy has had over five decades on the media, the general public, and especially on each of his nine presidential successors. A recent Gallup poll gave JFK the highest job approval rating of any of those successors, and millions remain captivated by his one thousand days in the White House. For all of them, and for those who feel he would not be judged so highly if he hadn't died tragically in office, The Kennedy Half-Century will be particularly revealing. Sabato reexamines JFK's assassination using heretofore unseen information to which he has had unique access, then documents the extraordinary effect the assassination has had on Americans of every modern generation through the most extensive survey ever undertaken on the public's view of a historical figure.

Examines the nature of Hitler's appeal and reveals the role his charisma played in his success by investigating the social, psychological, and historical aspects that helped form his personality.