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An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917 - 1963 (Dynasty)
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by Robert Dallek
Sales Rank: 153115
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 848 pages
Published by: Back Bay Books May 4, 2004
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0316907928
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0316907927
Book Dimensions:
8.2 x 5.4 x 1.6 inches
Weighs: 1.5 pounds
Book Description
Everywhere acclaimed and talked about, An Unfinished Life is the first major, single-volume biography of John F. Kennedy to be written by a historian in nearly four decades. Drawing upon previously unavailable material and never-before-opened archives, the book is packed with revelations both large and small-about JFK's health, his love affairs, RFK's appointment as Attorney General, what Joseph Kennedy did to help his son's election to the presidency, and the path JFK would have taken in the Vietnam entanglement had he survived. AN UNFINISHED LIFE strikes a critical balance-brilliantly exploring JFK's strengths, never shying away from his weaknesses-as it offers up a virtuoso portrait of a bold, brave, complex, heroic, human Kennedy.
About The Author
ROBERT DALLEK has taught at Columbia, UCLA, and Oxford. He is currently a professor of history at Boston University. He is the author of several books, including his classic two-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson, Lone Star Rising and Flawed Giant. He has won the Bancroft Prize, among numerous other awards for scholarship and teaching.
Reader Reviews
Robert Dallek's biography on John F. Kennedy takes a pretty sympathatic feel on his subject. Dallek seem to write quite a lot on Kennedy's medical conditions which he suffered from his teen-age years until his death. In fact, in some ways, you can probably considered this book as JFK's medical biography as many words were written to that facts and how it affected JFK's life. Its appears from Dallek's perception that JFK spent much more time trying to hide his medical problems then his womanizing habits. It seem like despite of his youthful and robust appearance, JFK was a virtual cripple for most of his adult life. His family connections, wealth and name allowed him to overcome or bypassed his health issue. It was pretty obvious that he would not be allow to served in the navy with his conditions without his father's influence. When I was a boy reading his biography, I read that his "back problem" was due to wartime injuries but Dallek made it clear that Japanese destoryer had little to do with what was already there in the first place. Most of the book dealt with JFK's presidential years. One third of the book deals with JFK before his election and rest of the two third handled his election and his 1,000 days of presidency. Dallek's view on JFK proves to be pretty positive although he did sound disappointed in JFK's lack of action in the Civil Right movement. He obviously believed that JFK's rich lifestyle made him totally unprepared to deal with social issue dealing with white racism in his own country. I thought the book should have gone deeper dealing with his relationship with his own family: Jackie and the kids. This subject proves to be very sparse and the book's only real weakness. Overall, a well written book, interesting and quite readable. It may not be the best book on JFK but if you want to know his medical conditions in detail during his life, this is the book for you.
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