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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 973.923092 EAN: 9780810971226 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0810971224 Label: Abrams Manufacturer: Abrams Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: June 01, 2008 Publisher: Abrams Studio: Abrams Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: On June 6, 1968, at the age of 42 and at the height of his popularity, Robert F. Kennedy was tragically assassinated. Presidential candidate, U.S. Senator, father—Kennedy was all of these things—and, to many Americans, he embodied the power of possibility and positive change during a period of social unrest, racial inequality, and war. Renowned Life photographer Bill Eppridge followed and photographed Kennedy during his early campaign days up to his untimely death, and A Time It Was features dynamic images of the public Kennedy, as well as rare, intimate ones, many of which have never before been published. An essay by Pete Hamill places the events in historical context, while Eppridge shares his insider’s perspective on Kennedy. Released to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of Kennedy’s death, A Time It Was reveals why the memory and legacy of Kennedy and his dreams continue to be relevant today. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A glimpse of historyThis is an amazing journey through an historic time in America's history. A wonderful photographic essay that gives us important insight into joy and tragedy. Rating:  - Photographs, Lies, and VideotapeFirst, I caution against relying on any book written 40 years after an incident as people tend to embellish and make false statements. For an unbiased account of Bob's campaign then Jack Newfield's RFK: A Memoir, is a must read. When it comes to photography Steve Shapiro has published some excellent work involving Kennedy. No one book seems to have it all. A Time it Was left me feeling sad and angry as it goes against many of the values Kennedy stood for. On a side note, he always asked ... Read More Rating:  - Great pics!Bought this for my dad for father's day. Great pictures of a memorable time in history with a visonary who lost his light too soon! Rating: - Back to The FutureThis book and its images were all the more gripping having been an observer at the time. The photos and the words provide an image of a nation trying to be the sum of its promise, only to be plunged into a tragic self assessment after the assassination. It is paramount, 40 years later, that we take the opportunity to remember how far we have come. This book reminds us that we can do better, that we must do better, that we are better. Rating: - a time it wasit's photgraphs of the campain are stunning the brief narrative gives a true sense of sumer 1968 
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