The Sins of the Father, Ronald Kessler
The Sins of the Father, Ronald Kessler
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The Sins of the Father
Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded

Author: Ronald Kessler

Narrator: Frank Langella

Abridged: 3 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2019

Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of 20 books about the Secret Service, FBI, and CIA comes the detailed account of the life and times of the ambitious, powerful, masterfully manipulative Joseph Patrick Kennedy.

For all his wealth and power, Joe Kennedy was not a happy man. He also had no shame. What he cared about was having power. Through the political dynasty that he founded, he achieved that for generations to come. If he hurt and corrupted others in the process, no one had the courage to challenge him.

The results are the myths that continue to enshrine the Kennedy family and maintain it as a national obsessions. This book explodes those myths. Utilizing extensive research and interviews with Kennedy family members and their intimates, speaking on record for the first time, Kessler reveals stunning details of Joseph Kennedy's enormous accomplishments and the terrible personal losses he suffered.

About Ronald Kessler

Ronald Kessler is the New York Times bestselling author of sixteen books, including A Matter of Character, Inside the White House, The Bureau, and The CIA at War. A former investigative reporter for the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal, he has won sixteen journalism awards, including two George Polk Awards. Kessler is now chief Washington correspondent of NewsMax.com and of NewsMax magazine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on July 04, 2012

This was a book I couldn't put down, it's amazing how clever he was in bribing and manipulating journalists into presenting "the news" as he wanted. All his life he had "news men" feed lies to the American public. I just read THE DARK INSIDE, which is about the big con in the early 20th century. Joe......more

Goodreads review by Gerry on September 23, 2012

Over the past few years I have read a number of books about WWII and they mentioned Joe Kennedy as ambassador to England during the start of the war. Ole Joe did not get high praise in any of the books. So I decided to read a book about his life and this is the one I chose for better or worse. I don'......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on March 23, 2009

This book was a good. It exposes Joseph Kennedy for the disgusting womanizing crook he was but that isn't the surprise. What was surprising in this book was how PRO-NAZI Joe Kennedy was and the iron-fisted control he had on his children even when they were adults. The book is well written, the resea......more

Goodreads review by Eric on June 19, 2008

A very unflattering portrayal of the Kennedy's. Dad was a power-hungry meglomaniac living his life vicariously through his sons. Very interesting. I didn't think I could think any worse of this family that has plagued America for far too long, but I did after reading this book.......more

Goodreads review by Wesley on March 03, 2016

Kessler's fast-paced, scathing biography of the pater familias of the Kennedy Dynasty at times feels like a full-fledged take-down in book form. Kessler often reminds the reader of the mythological facade of the Kennedy line, but proceeds to tear down that image with the bleak and brutal truth of Jo......more

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