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The Unfinished Odyssey of Robert Kennedy

By David Halberstam
The Unfinished Odyssey of Robert Kennedy by David Halberstam digital book - Fable

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“Far and away the best book written about Senator Kennedy” from the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and bestselling author (The New York Times).

Structured around the 1968 Democratic presidential campaign, The Unfinished Odyssey of Robert Kennedy offers an in-depth exploration of Robert Kennedy, both as a man and a politician.
 
Kennedy’s mass appeal to minority groups, his antiwar stance, and his support from Catholics made him unlike any other politician of his stature in the late 1960s. Acclaimed journalist David Halberstam dives into Kennedy’s career, covering his work as US attorney general and campaign manager for his brother John, his run for a New York state senate seat, and his candidacy in the 1968 Democratic presidential primary. Through this crucial period, he charts Kennedy’s evolution as one of the nation’s most clear-headed progressives, ultimately revealing a man who—even now—personifies the shift toward a more equal America.
 
This ebook features an illustrated biography of David Halberstam including rare images from the author’s estate.

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About David Halberstam

<B>David Halberstam</B> (1934-2007) was the author of twenty-two books, including fifteen bestsellers. Born in New York City, Halberstam spent much of the 1960s as a reporter for the <I>New York Times</I>, covering the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement. His Vietnam reporting earned him both a George C. Polk Award and a 1964 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. <I>Vanity Fair</I> dubbed Halberstam "the Moses of American journalism," and the subjects of his books reflect his passion and range: war, foreign policy, history, and sports.<br><br><I>The Best and the Brightest</I> (1962), his sixth book, a critique of the Kennedy administration's Vietnam policy, became a #1 bestseller. His next book, <I>The Powers that Be</I>, a study of four American media companies, was hailed by the <I>New York Times</I> as a "prodigy of research." Many of Halberstam's books explored themes in professional sports, including bestsellers <I>The Teammates</I>, a portrait of the friendship between baseball players Ted Williams, Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Bobby Doerr, and <I>The Education of a Coach</I>, a profile of New England Patriots' Coach Bill Belichick.

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