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Sons of Camelot: The Fate of an American Dynasty
One of Bobby Kennedy's first acts after JFK's assassination was to write a letter to his eldest son, reminding him of the obligations of his name. Bobby sent the letter to eleven-year-old Joe, but the message was meant for all his sons and nephews.
Sons of Camelot is the compelling story of that message and how it shaped each Kennedy son and grandson in the aftermath of Pr
...morePaperback, 638 pages
Published
June 14th 2005
by Harper Perennial
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This was a really good book! I've always wanted to know more about the Kennedy family, especially since I grew up hearing about them considering I'm from MA. Not only that, but I'll have friends or families gushing over the younger Kennedys, saying they went on a date or something. The air of eliteness surrounds them, so it was refreshing reading this book. I've always heard about the Kennedy curse, but didn't know the details about different things that went on in the family's lives. It was... ...more
The "biographies" of the sons and grandsons of Joseph P Kennedy. Not very good at all. I wound up skimming a lot of it. Not entertaining. Skipped around among all the Kennedy cousins. Photos focused on John F Kennedy Jr.
I have always been a Kennedy buff. Leamer's book is a refreshing look at the younger generation of Kennedy's--their strengths, foibles, failures, successes, lives, and deaths.
i wasn't too crazy about this book, mainly because of the way it was set up. because i am not too familiar with the kennedy sons, it was hard for me to follow the stories of each (and there are MANY). pretty much each chapter focused on one of the sons, but in an erratic way -- one chapter for tim, then 2 for john, then 1 for michael, then back to tim for 2 chapters, etc. it was all very confusing.
however, i did like the particular focus on jfk jr., who i was interested in learning ...more
however, i did like the particular focus on jfk jr., who i was interested in learning ...more
Informative, interesting book on The Kennedy men.Sad lives.
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