Robert Kennedy and His Times
by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
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Author: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-06-03
ISBN: 0618219285
Number of pages: 1088
Publisher: Mariner Books
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Book Review: I greatly important read
Summary: 5 Stars
Arthur Schlesinger's mammoth biography is a critically important look into one of our countries most engaging political figures. This book, while written by a Kennedy insider, is one of the most well researched documentaries I have ever come across. In today's political arena, so much of what we read or hear about is blatantly biased or otherwise opinionated, it is refreshing to a book that has so many sources attributed to it. It was interesting to read about Bobby's difficulties in academics, his faith, and his need to please his father. I would really recommend this book to any person who has a thirst for a moving story or is interested in politics. While I -- and most of us -- know how the story ends, there is this intense curiosity I encountered as the book moved along, that maybe the outcome on June 5, 1968 would change.
A highly recommended read.
Summary of Robert Kennedy and His Times
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., chronicles the short life of the Kennedy family's second presidential hopeful in "a story that leaves the reader aching for what cannot be recaptured" (Miami Herald). Schlesinger's account vividly recalls the forces that shaped Robert Kennedy, from his position as the third son of a powerful Irish Catholic political clan to his concern for issues of social justice in the turbulent 1960s. ROBERT KENNEDY AND HIS TIMES is "a picture of a deeply compassionate man hiding his vulnerability, drawn to the underdogs and the unfortunates in society by his life experiences and sufferings" (Los Angeles Times).
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