The Kennedy Brothers the Rise and Fall of Jack and Bobby

Summary: Books about the Kennedys are legion. Yet missing until now has been the exploration of the bond between Jack and Bobby, and the part that it played in their rise and fall. Eight years apart in age, they were wildly different in temperament and sensibility. Jack was the born leader-charismatic, ironic, capable of extraordinary growth and reach, yet also pathologically reckless. Bobby was the fearless, hardworking Boy Scout-unafraid of dirty work and ruthless about protecting his brother and destroying their enemies. Jack, it was said, was the first Irish Brahman, Bobby the last.

Record details

ISBN: 9781628721119
ISBN: 1628721111
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (652 pages)
Publisher: New York : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., 2011.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Epigraph; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Summer 1929 -- Nantucket Sound; Crusades -- 1951 -- 1959; October 19, 1951 -- Saigon, Vietnam; August 18, 1956 -- Chicago, Illinois; December 20, 1956 -- Chicago, Illinois; The Campaign -- 1960; February 29, 1960 -- New York City; May 10, 1960 -- Charleston, West Virginia; March 4, 1960 -- Havana, Cuba; July 16, 1960 -- Santa Monica, California; September 24, 1960 -- Beach, Florida; October 21, 1960 -- South Florida; November 8-9, 1960 -- Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, and Forest Park, Illinois.

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