But if you want the real robert kennedy, the floppyhaired, scrawny but tough manboy whos still remembered simply as bobby, then evan thomas biography is for you. His life by evan thomas advances our understanding of. Evan thomas is the author of ten books, including the new york times bestsellers john paul jones, sea of thunder, and being nixon. His life by evan thomas 2000, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. You can pitch aside your other books on robert kennedy. Thomass unvarnished but sympathetic and fairminded portrayal is packed with new details about kennedys early life and his behindthescenes machinations, including new. A memoir and newsweeks evan thomas, who wrote robert kennedy. Veteran journalist jack newfield, who authored robert kennedy. To his worshipers in the new york literati, he was a romantic antihero. President eisenhowers secret battle to save the world. The life of bobby kennedy by newfield, jack tikkun.
See all books authored by evan thomas, including sea of thunder. Rfk did, however, possess courage and determination in prodigious degrees, and thomas stresses that it was through the exercise of these qualities that rfk won for himself a. Evan welling thomas iii born april 25, 1951 is an american journalist, historian, and author. Evan thomas achievement is to realize rfk as a human being, to bring to life an extraordinarily complex man who was at once kind and cruel, devious and honest, fearful and brave. Robert kennedy by evan thomas is a very good book exploring the life of, perhaps, the most human of the kennedys. He was good bobby, who, as his brother ted eulogized him, saw wr. Thomas was a writer, correspondent, and editor for thirtythree years at time and newsweek, including ten years as washington bureau chief at newsweek, where, at the time of his retirement in 2010, he was editor at large. Its ok to keep around arthur schlesinger jrs robert kennedy and his times 1978 for an occasional soak in the mythological waters of camelot. He is the bestselling author of ten works of nonfiction. This measured, subtle biography contains new research and reporting on someone i thought i knew well after writing my own 1969 memoir and making a 1998 television documentary about him. How clinton survived the republican revolution 1997 and robert kennedy.
This was an individual who had a reputation as a ruthless political operator, but yet, was also a man of strong sympathies and emotions, who could empathize with the. The portrait that emerges is unvarnished but sympathetic, packed with new details about kennedy s early life and his behindthescenes machinations. Robert kennedy book by evan thomas official publisher. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. Robert kennedy his life by evan thomas for sale online ebay. Thomas was born in huntington, new york, and raised in nearby cold spring harbor. He was good bobby, who, as his brother ted eulogized him, saw wrong and tried to right it. Evan thomass achievement is to realize rfk as a human being, to bring to life an extraordinarily complex man who was at once kind and cruel. The life of bobby kennedy by newfield, jack tikkun, vol. An inquiry into values signed edition robert m persig. Read robert kennedy online by evan thomas books free 30. Cspan radio notes the 50th anniversary of robert kennedy s. Evan thomas robert kennedy has been viewed as hero and villain.
He is the bestselling author of nine works of nonfiction. Sailing off the coast of maine on rainy, foggy days, he would egg on family and friends to follow him into the fiftydegree ocean. His life by evan thomas advances our understanding of one of the most complex, intense, and changeable political leaders in modern history. For the first time since he had announced his candidacy, robert kennedy. He swam in the surf off cape cod in february and in white water in upstate new york in may. This was an individual who had a reputation as a ruthless political operator, but yet, was also a man of strong sympathies and emotions, who could empathize with the underdog and the downtrodden. Sandra day oconnor, being nixon, ikes bluff, the war lovers, sea of thunder, john paul jones, robert kennedy, the very best men, the man to see, and the wise men with walter isaacson.
Generations of office seekers have tried to model themselves on robert f. His life, evan thomas uses the kennedy eras prodigious documentation and talks with the people who were there to deliver an account that both dismantles the kennedy mystique. In the nations varied memory, robert kennedy is a contradictory figure, a hardbullying mccarthyite obsessed with hoffa and castro but also a gentle. Thomass unvarnished but sympathetic and fairminded portrayal is packed with new details about kennedys early life and his behindthescenes. Robert kennedy his life evan thomas robert kennedy his life evan robert kennedy by evan thomas is a very good book exploring the life of, perhaps, the most human of the kennedys. He detailed the life and political career of robert f. The portrait that emerges is unvarnished but sympathetic, packed with new details about kennedys early life and his behindthescenes machinations. Evan thomas was born in cold spring harbor, new york.
Thomass unvarnished but sympathetic and fairminded portrayal is packed with new details about kennedys early life and his behindthescenes machinations. Sep 10, 2002 robert kennedy by evan thomas is a very good book exploring the life of, perhaps, the most human of the kennedys. His life 9780684834801 by thomas, evan and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. He is the author of nine books, including two new york times bestsellers.
Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. His life has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. His life by evan thomas, here are some books like this. Evan thomas books list of books by author evan thomas. And bad bobby, the ruthless and manipulative bully of countless conspiracy theories. Thomass unvarnished but sympathetic and fairminded portrayal is packed with new details about kennedys early life and his behindthescenes machinations, including new revelations about the 1960 and 1968 presidential campaigns, the cuban missile crisis, and his long struggles with j. Four commanders and the last great naval campaign 19411945, and the wise men. Roosevelt, lodge, hearst and the rush to empire, 1989.
Evan thomas is one of the most respected historians and journalists writing today. Being nixon, ikes bluff, the war lovers, sea of thunder, john paul jones, robert kennedy, the very best men, the man to see, and the wise men with walter isaacson. Apr 22, 2014 veteran journalist jack newfield, who authored robert kennedy. Robert kennedy book by evan thomas official publisher page. The book is magisterial in its research, style and balanced presentation and gets us closer to the real bobby than any book i know. Newsweek assistant managing editor thomas the very best men, 1995, etc. The early years of the cia by thomas, evan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Kennedy has been viewed as either the good bobby, who saw wrong and tried to right it, or the bad bobby of countless conspiracy theories, the ruthless and manipulative bully who plotted with the mafia to kill castro and lusted after marilyn monroe. Unlike his princely elder brothers, robert kennedy was not blessed with ease or grace, nor could he bask, as they did, in the ambitious attentions of their powerful father. Kennedy, as politicians able to exude sensitivity, moral force, and a touch of glamour while doing whatever it took to win. But if you want the real robert kennedy, the floppyhaired, scrawny.
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