Bobby Kennedy : a raging spirit / Chris Matthews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthews, Chris, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.

Kennedy, Robert F.

United States. Congress. Senate--Biography.

United States.

United States. Congress. Senate.

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

Cabinet officers--United States--Biography.

Cabinet officers.

Presidential candidates--United States--Biography.

Presidential candidates.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

396 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster, [2017]

Summary:

"Bobby Kennedy was a personal hero to a multitude of Americans. As the train carrying his body headed to Washington, whites and blacks alike stood along the tracks, saluting him. They loved him as a fellow patriot who believed a great country could also be a good one. Chris Matthews, the host of MSNBC's Hardball, has discovered what made him who he was...Drawing on extensive research and intimate interviews, Matthews shines a light on all the important moments of Bobby's life: his upbringing, his start in politics, his crucial role fighting for civil rights as attorney general, and his tragic run for president."--Dust jacket flap.

Contents:

Altar boy

Ambassador's son

Honor thy father

Rites of passage

Commitment

Brother

The Kennedy party

Clan

Hail Mary

Irish cop

Enforcer

The enemy within

Victory

Freedom fighter

General

Two great men

Civil rights

Relic

Brave heart

Affirmation

The movement

Vigil

Defiance

Sacrifice

Salute.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-382) and index.

ISBN:

9781501111860

1501111868

OCLC:

999381074