The Kennedy Legacy
Jack, Bobby and Ted and a Family Dream Fulfilled
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ISBN10: 0230623867
ISBN13: 9780230623866
Trade Paperback
288 Pages
$22.99
CA$31.25
The closing of Ted Kennedy's chapter in America's political and cultural life means that, for the first time perhaps, the real measure of the Kennedy legacy can finally be taken. John, Robert, and Ted Kennedy's individual stories can now be seen as essentially one, with each brother striving to fulfill the interrupted promise of the brother before. How did the brothers pass the family torch to each other? And who carries the torch forward now? Vincent Bzdek compellingly answers these questions and much, much more.
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Praise for The Kennedy Legacy
"The strength of Bzdek's book is to put Kennedy's accomplishments in the context of his family history"—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Vincent Bzdek is a superb writer and terrific researcher. He's gotten to the heart of what made the Kennedy brothers such a powerful force in American politics."—Tom Cronin, author of The Paradoxes of the American Presidency
"In a timely and readable biography, Vince Bzdek describes in authoritative and colorful detail Ted Kennedy's remarkable rise from the bottom rung of the legendary Kennedy family's public service ladder to a transcendant role in American politics, government and public life."—Len Downie, former executive editor of The Washington Post, and author of The Rules of the Game
"Washington Post news editor and features writer Bzdek. . .delineates [the story] succinctly and compellingly. . .Bzdek does a fine job."—Kirkus
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"Joe would often serve as a surrogate parent, filling in as enforcer and role model during the frequent absences of Joe Sr. and Rose. Jack would act as the family's detached observer, commenting and dissecting the proceedings as much as participating...
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Vincent Bzdek
