Kennedy Men : 1901-1963 by Laurence Leamer (2001, Hardcover)

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9780688163150
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0688163157
ISBN-13
9780688163150
eBay Product ID (ePID)
390966

Product Key Features

Book Title
Kennedy Men : 1901-1963
Number of Pages
896 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Rich & Famous, Presidents & Heads of State, Political, Historical, United States / General
Publication Year
2001
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Laurence Leamer
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
46.4 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-031689
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
The last word on America's greatest political dynasty. Draws the reader into the Kennedys as no book before., Vivid… Leamer's writing is impressive throughout…he sets up the themes that will be the motivation and ruination of Kennedy men., This book is full of extraordinary revelations . . . this is serious history written by a masterful storyteller., Vivid.Leamer's writing is impressive throughout.He sets up the themes that will be the motivation and ruination of Kennedy men.|9780688163150|, Fastpaced…High heroic narrative…Leamer is well versed in the vast literature on the Kennedys…, Leamer is a great writer and storyteller . . . An honest account of a remarkable, perhaps unique, American political family., Leamer has . . . taken more chances than any other serious writer in the field. This is a breakthrough., Vivid…Leamer's writing is impressive throughout…He sets up the themes that will be the motivation and ruination of Kennedy men.|9780688163150|
Dewey Decimal
973.9/092 B
Synopsis
In this triumphant new work already hailed as a powerful American epic, Laurence Leamer chronicles the Kennedy men and their struggle to create the most powerful family in the United States. The Kennedy Men is the first volume in a multi-generational history that will forever change the way America views its most famous family. Beginning in 1901 with twelve-year-old Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. delivering hats to Boston's social elite and ending in 1963 with the assassination of his son, President John F. Kennedy, Leamer seamlessly unites the complex strands of their economic, political, and social rise. This magnificent new volume is based on four years of interviews with Kennedy insiders and experts, as well as in-depth research including unprecedented new sources and materials: the private archives of JFK's longtime secretary Evelyn Lincoln, secret tapes JFK recorded in the Oval Office, revealing letters from the president's doctors, Rose Kennedy's never-before-heard interview tapes, and interviews with CIA operatives and Kennedy family members. Throughout, The Kennedy Men brings to life five bold, ambitious men. The Kennedy patriarch, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., was one of the richest, strongest men in America's history. His firstborn son, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., was the heir apparent, a handsome, gregarious youth who died a hero's death. John F. Kennedy picked up his brother's fallen mantle and carried it all the way to the White House. Leamer details the heartbreaking story of President Kennedy's health and how it affected not only him, but also America and the world. Robert F. Kennedy, his brother's liege, was an attorney general of unprecedented power, fighting both organized crime and a secret war against Castro. Edward M. Kennedy, the youngest of that generation of Kennedy men, was a fun-loving athlete who reluctantly headed up the hard road to power. Combining powerful dramatic narrative with impeccably researched detail, Leamer illuminates the Kennedys' aspirations and love of family, their accomplishments and failures, their heroism and frailty, their loves and passions, and their patriotism and selfishness. Filled with startling revelations from headline-making stories of great events within the Oval Office such as the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis to the secret untold tales of their wives and lovers-the story of the Kennedy men is here in all its triumph and tragedy. It is a spellbinding personal history of individuals and a journey of character through time told by a brilliant, masterful writer.
LC Classification Number
E748.K376L43 2001

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