Americans lost their innocence the day JFK was gunned down in Dallas. But for comedian Cliff Harris, whose career was based solely on his talent to imitate the dashing young president, life is changed forever. After risingfrom obscurity in Philadelphia to national prominence on television's entertainment institution, The Ed Sullivan Show, Harris becomes America's most popular comedic performer, doing JFK so well that even Jackie has a tough time telling the difference. But when the popular president is suddenly gunned down, ...
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Americans lost their innocence the day JFK was gunned down in Dallas. But for comedian Cliff Harris, whose career was based solely on his talent to imitate the dashing young president, life is changed forever. After risingfrom obscurity in Philadelphia to national prominence on television's entertainment institution, The Ed Sullivan Show, Harris becomes America's most popular comedic performer, doing JFK so well that even Jackie has a tough time telling the difference. But when the popular president is suddenly gunned down, what becomes of his comedic double? With lively historical and fictional characters that capture the passion and drama of a generation, The Days of the Bitter End vividly brings to life the streets of New York City's renowned Greenwich Village. That vibrant political and cultural focal point of the 1960s is stunningly reflected in all its exuberance, sex, pot-smoking, poetry and politics. Engelhard's heartfelt work recaptures the day American innocence turned into an American tragedy and our nation moved from the sweetness of postwar life to the bitter era of Vietnam.
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