Complete Idiot's Guide to Kennedys: 3

by Steven D. Strauss

Book Overview

ONE OF THE IDIOT'S GUIDE BOOKS, THIS ONE REGARDING THE KENNEDY FAMILY. CONTAINS FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT AMERICA'S "ROYAL FAMILY, HISTORICAL COVERAGE OF THE FAMILY'S RISE TO WEALTH AND POWER, AND... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028638816
• ISBN13: 9780028638812
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Informative

On the whole I found this book to be a very informative guide to the Kennedy family. Cronologically it details the major events and people that helped shape the Kennedy family from Bridget and Patrick Kennedy in the mid 1850's to the current generation of Kennedys as well as some of the people that married into the family such as Jackie Kennedy and Rose Kennedy's father John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald. If you don't know too much about the Kennedy Family I would recommend this book, but if you are like me and know somewhat about the family the things in the book are nothing knew. Also a word to the wise the family tree in the back is wrong. They list Patrick and Bridget Kennedy as Joseph P. Kennedy's parents which is not true (they were his grandparents)

Informative

I bought this book for my interest in the Kennedy family. I really didn't understand why they were so popular and what made the Kennedy name so famous. I learned about JFK in history and knew the faces but not the real stories behind this famous family. I bought this out of curiousity and I can frankly say that it has enlightened me. I now know "who is who" and "who married who" and why JFK was the one "picked" to run for president. I wish the book would have delve into Jackie's life a bit more, but overall you get a very good picture of the men and women of the Kennedy name. And I guess I knew JFK was a player, but, oh my! I didn't realize the list was so long. I would recommend it if you are on the same level as I am about this subject. I had heard the rumors, the stories...this book just puts it all in order to make sense of it.

Pretty good book

Aside from a few mistakes in the research for this book, it is a pretty solid look at this interesting family. I wish there had been a more substantial bibliography and a film listing, such as is found in the British Royalty book in this series. If you are interested in the Kennedys, buy this book.