The Sins of the Father: Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780446518840)

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.

Author: Ronald Kessler
ISBN-10: 0446518840
ISBN-13: 9780446518840
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Language: English
Published: 03/14/1996
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.30w x 1.61d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 11/15/1995 pg. 54
Library Journal 11/15/1995