The Sins of the Father
Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded
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3.5 • 16 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of 20 books about the Secret Service, FBI, and CIA comes the detailed account of the life and times of the ambitious, powerful, masterfully manipulative Joseph Patrick Kennedy.
For all his wealth and power, Joe Kennedy was not a happy man. He also had no shame. What he cared about was having power. Through the political dynasty that he founded, he achieved that for generations to come. If he hurt and corrupted others in the process, no one had the courage to challenge him.
The results are the myths that continue to enshrine the Kennedy family and maintain it as a national obsessions. This book explodes those myths. Utilizing extensive research and interviews with Kennedy family members and their intimates, speaking on record for the first time, Kessler reveals stunning details of Joseph Kennedy's enormous accomplishments and the terrible personal losses he suffered.
Customer Reviews
Not very good
There are much better books on the subject. Richard Whalen’s The Founding Father is, in my opinion, the definitive book on JPK. This book borrows heavily from others and introduces barely any new information, the prose is poor, and reads more like a tabloid rag than a true historical biography.
He was a fascinating man and interesting to study.