The Sins of the Father: Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty he Founded

Good level of detail like a tell all of old Joe P. However, no mention made of the supposed $100,000 contract that the Jewish mafia had on Joe, that was bought out. (Maybe Roger Stone is exaggerating again?)FDR never graduated Columbia Law School. The first page of Chapter 8 is very (intentionally) misleading, stating "A Harvard graduate and lawyer, he was fifth cousin of" .... Teddy Roosevelt.The author is implying (unwittingly?) that FDR may have graduated from Harvard Law, he didn't. He attended Columbia Law for 2 years then dropped out, without graduating.The author took the liberty of glorifying FDR with his New Deal and Brain Trusts, whereas the truth about Roosevelt and his mistress, and his bungling of the economy, his confiscation (theft) of personal gold, and his sloppiness in allowing many communists to infiltrate his government, including the White House. This makes the authorscastigation of JP a bit more suspect, when he places such a fawning light on FDR.Sounds like this author has let his political leanings and opinions enter this book. Technically, called propaganda, the liberal-socialist drumbeat is incessant, and so seamlessly finds its way into so many historical books. Read about Edward Bernays to see how the master of Propaganda (aka public relations) set the standard for manipulating and brainwashing the thoughts of Americans....... Although there were interesting bits on JP Kennedy in this book, too much of the book has been used to indirectly reinforce liberal big government ideology of FDR. And how purely innocent the international jews have always been, bearing no responsibility at all for any of the widespread resentment against some of their policies and actions.

Excellent book! Granted, Kennedy was shot about 7 years before I was born, but I have done a lot of reading about JFK and his family. JFK sounds like he was a great president. (I once asked my dad how he liked JFK as president. He said, "He was okay. He had his own money and didn't want mine!") However, the patriarch, Joseph P. Kennedy, was an evil, womanizing, SOB. How did he get his money?: Bootlegging, and insider trading, ultimately leading to the rules we have now against insider trading. I really see a lot of karma in this book. There were great things about this family, but for all the good, there was some karma to pay for that. This is a very truthful book, according to everything else I have learned about this family. It's a very good read!

For an author to meticulously research and write such a lengthy involved tome about a person he hates so much. Did Kessler hate Joseph Kennedy before he finished the book or after? But in all of the detail it’s, in the end, pointless. Okay Kennedy was scum. And he allegedly bought one son the presidency and had affairs with multiple women; sold out his own country yet considered himself a patriot. Did he control his sons right up until his death (or at least the stroke)? Kessler says so; other authors state John and Robert broke away from his hold and his poisonous thoughts. Is his control over his children and his money to blame for every misstep they’ve made? Their lack of accountability? Author spends the whole book hitting reader over head with that and then at end, veers off with the one sentence that if they let him control them, that’s their fault.If you want a detailed and obsessively researched account of every single bad act Joseph Kennedy Sr ever committed, this is the book for you. But don’t go looking for explanations or character study because the author has none to give .

I'm a life long Massachusetts resident, and have lived with the Kennedy mystique and "legend" most of my life. The first book that exposed some of the fallacies concerning the royal family was Bishop's book about the day Kennedy was killed. I was in high school when it happened, and this state went insane with anger and grief. I found the book fascinating not simply because of the truths it exposed, but of the picture it paints of Joe Kennedy. What a vicious, cowardly human being. But, the press, for the most part protected them for years and so the legend continued. What brought much of it to a head here was the Chappaquiddick incident. And with that, the veil was finally pulled away. I really enjoyed this book.

This is a very poorly written book. It is filled with so many fabrications and lies that I wouldn’t know where to start. His portrayal of Charles Lindbergh is a complete fabrication. His account of Kennedy‘s work during the first world war is an out right lie. If you are going to ruin a man’s reputation at least use facts. I don’t think I would have liked Joe Kennedy. My personal opinion is that his son JFK was one of our best and most patriotic presidents. You couldn’t be all the bad and raise a son like John F. Kennedy. I can’t imagine a celebrity today pulling strings to get himself in to battle on behalf of the United States. Mr. Kessler should do some research before he writes books.

A very well written book that doesn't pull any punches and shows what a horrible old swine Joe Kennedy was. His Anti-British sentiments where a disgrace. He was thoroughly convinced that we would surrender the first time the Germans dropped a bomb on us. Even though I wasn't born until long after the War finished, his remarks made my blood boil. I can only imagine the feelings of my Compatriots at the time he was saying them. I think Franklin D Roosevelt Jr summed him up perfectly "Joe Kennedy was the most disgusting human being that ever lived" Oh and Auld Joe wasn't Irish, his Grandfather was Irish. My Grandfaither was also Irish, which makes me Scottish of Irish descent. Joe was American of Irish descent not an Irishman.

It came very quickly at a very good price and looks brand new and unread. I am very pleased to have found both the book and the seller and am very glad I searched for it. I have started to read it and am taking my time and am reflecting on what I have read and going back to it. Rather like in my student days. The detail is all there and the style is easy to read.

Excellent book which uncovers Joseph Kennedy's feeling towards Jewish people, which in turn led to JFK's fight to stop Israel becoming a nuclear power. It is also worth reading Michael Collins Poker's excellent books Final Judgement and The Golem to see how much Joseph Kennedy's opinions of Jews was in turn passed on to John F Kennedy. Excellent book which is well worth a read in my opinion.

Found it really interesting. We all know about JFK but not so much about the old man Joe Kennedy who pulled the strings

Generally very informative ,giving those who believed the Kennedy myth a fairly true picture of the lies and corruption that went behind the Camelot vision and how money can cover any lies.