The Cape Cod Years of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

by Leo Damore

Book Overview

A chronicle of the years spent by JFK at Cape Cod as a young man. Describes the happiest times of his life capturing his youth, invulnerability and self-assurance. Essential for an understanding of one of America's most influential politicians.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941423816
• ISBN13: 9780941423816
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A Cape Cod Life

The Cape Cod Years of John Fitzgerald Kennedy is an interesting narrative of the time President Kennedy spent on Cape Cod. Neither particularly critical nor laudatory, the book presents both an insight into life at the Kennedy compound and on the Cape in general. For a visitor to Cape Cod, this book presents a view into the life of the summer residents of the Cape during the twenties to the sixties. It also provides details of the life of John F. Kennedy and his father, Joseph, which may easily be overlooked by one who studies only the Presidential years. This book is to be recommended to anyone with an interest in the personal and political lives of Joseph and John Kennedy as well as to anyone with an interest in Cape Cod

A Life on Cape Cod

The Cape Cod Years of John Fitzgerald Kennedy is an interesting narrative of the time President Kennedy spent on Cape Cod. Neither particularly critical nor laudatory, the book presents both an insight into life at the Kennedy compound and on the Cape in general. For a visitor to Cape Cod, this book presents a view into the life of the summer residents of the Cape during the twenties to the sixties. It also provides details of the life of John F. Kennedy and his father, Joseph, which may easily be overlooked by one who studies only the Presidential years. This book is to be recommended to anyone with an interest in the personal and political lives of Joseph and John Kennedy as well as to anyone with an interest in Cape Cod.