The Kennedy Men (Abridged): 1901–1963 Audiobook

Quotes

• “This book is full of extraordinary revelations…this is serious history written by a masterful storyteller.” 

  — Dan Moldea, New York Times bestselling author of Evidence Dismissed

• “Fast-paced…High heroic narrative…Leamer is well versed in the vast literature on the Kennedys.”

  — Washington Post

• “Leamer has a real gift for writing popular, accessible history that incorporates new research, interviews, psychological insights, and an evenhanded approach.”

  — USA Today

• “Fascinating…Absorbing…With the dramatic and powerful style of a master storyteller.”

  — Boston Herald

• “One of the most valuable accounts of a family that vowed to help shape it’s country, then did.”

  — Newark Star-Ledger

• “[An] epic look at the male side of the quintessential American political family…Leamer’s encyclopedic effort is sure to be considered one of the must-have books on this legendary clan.”

  — Barnes & Noble, editorial review

• “The Kennedy Men should be considered the last word on America’s greatest political dynasty…An effortless read that draws the reader into the mind of the Kennedys as no book before, or likely will again. Bravo.”

  — Gus Russo, author of Live by the Sword: The Secret War against Castro and the Death of JFK

• “Leamer is a great writer and storyteller…An honest account of a remarkable, perhaps unique, American political family.” 

  — Sheldon M. Stern

• “A stirring narrative of the Kennedy men…A good read.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “This is no dry, by-the-numbers biography…Leamer’s writing is impressive throughout, regularly catching the reader up with a felicitous phrase or a surprising insight.”

  — Booklist

• “I know of nothing that approaches this book, not only for it’s richness of detail but even more for the coordinated presentation of all these lives, generation after generation. Leamer has pushed further, dug deeper, and taken more chances than any other serious writer in the field…Lively, affectionate, and unsparing…This is a breakthrough.”

  — Burton Hersh, author of The Education of Edward Kennedy and The Shadow President