num_pages: 1088
description: Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., chronicles the short life of the Kennedy family's second presidential hopeful in "a story that leaves the reader aching for what cannot be recaptured" (Miami Herald). Schlesinger's account vividly recalls the forces that shaped Robert Kennedy, from his position as the third son of a powerful Irish Catholic political clan to his concern for issues of social justice in the turbulent 1960s. ROBERT KENNEDY AND HIS TIMES is "a picture of a deeply compassionate man hiding his vulnerability, drawn to the underdogs and the unfortunates in society by his life experiences and sufferings" (Los Angeles Times).
language: English
title: Robert Kennedy and His Times
titlecomplete: Robert Kennedy and His Times
characters: Robert F. "Bobby"  Kennedy
genres: History, American History, The United States Of America, Biography Memoir, Biography, Us Presidents, Memoir, American, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 2408
awards: awardedAt: 284025600000
name: National Book Award
category: Biography and Autobiography, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Biography (Paperback)
publisher: Mariner Books