A Time it Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties by Bill Eppridge
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Book Reviews of A Time it Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties
Book Review: The Photographs Make The Book
Summary: 5 Stars
Author Peter Hamill provides us with a wonderful essay about Robert Kennedy and his times at the beginning of this book, but it is the photographs that make this the book what it is. Study the faces closely. You see hope, joy, ecstasy, weariness, and sadness to name a few. It takes incredible talent to see a message that a photograph conveys for ever so brief a period of time, and photographer Bill Eppridge had done that in bringing back Robert Kennedy's campaign across America in 1968 as he sought the Democratic nomination for president. You hear it often said that a photograph is worth one thousand words, and this book is a good testament to that phrase. It is not absolutely necessary, but I would suggest reading The Last Campaign by author Thurston Clarke prior to reviewing the photographs in A Time It Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties. I feel it will give you a better appreciation of this time period in American history.Book Review: Preserve Your Memories...
Summary: 5 Stars
I've heard it said, that with Bobby, you really had to be there. I'm one who was, and to a large extent, that's true. It's hard to put into words what we all felt in those times, especially 1968, the worst year I ever remember. But the images in this book, go a long way toward giving the reader a feel for what it was like in those tumultuous days. For those of us who lived it, and lived through it, they are a heartbreaking reminder of what we lost, (can it be?) forty years ago.
The title comes from a Paul Simon song, "Old Friends." It was played at the end of the TV coverage of Bobby's funeral. I'll never forget it.
Time it was, and what a time it was,
It was...a time of innocence, a time of confidences.
Long ago, it must be...
I have a photograph.
Preserve your memories.
They're all that's left you.
Book Review: What a book!
Summary: 5 Stars
The first actual memory I have is sitting at the foot of my parent's bed watching RFK's funeral on TV. I was 5 and I had made a little matchbox car motorcade with a flag draped box for a hearse. So maybe this moment in history, which I have subsequently learned more about, might color my review a bit.
The pictures are really beautiful and I don't recall seeing many of them before. The accompanying narrative is very well done and offers insights to the RFK moment. I am a big Obama fan mainly because I feel he brings the energy and imagination that was promised by RFK. If you want a very good book about an inspiring man and a once in a generation moment get this.
Book Review: Top Notch Photojournalism!
Summary: 5 Stars
Bill Eppridge's skillful photography combined with his eloquent text makes for a superb photojournalistic book on Bobby Kennedy. The pictures in the book are extraordinarily unique and truly new for many of us to see - as the pictures provide a critical insight to the kind of man Bobby was, and not just the politician Bobby. This is the kind of book that one can peruse countless times and still feel inspired by the extremely rich quality of photojournalism.
Highly recommended for all who have a passion or interest in Bobby Kennedy, political campaigning, the 1960's, and photography.
Book Review: Memory Lane
Summary: 5 Stars
This book of pictures was a wonderful walk down memory lane for me. At 16 I was to join the Kennedy campaign as a volunteer after the California primary. On the morning I was to depart, my parents woke me with the news of his shooting. This book, however, reminded me of the promise unfulfilled Robert Kennedy represented--how much better we would have been as a people, as a country, as a government had he been president in 1969 instead of Richard Nixon.