JFK- Reckless Youth by Hamilton, Nigel - 1992

NY: Random House, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. From the book, ""The Kennedy that emerges from this volume is, behind his playboy facade, vastly more driven and more serious than historians have ever before portrayed him. As Hamilton shows us, though Joseph Kennedy reluctantly transferred the family's political mantle to his second son in 1944 and bought out"" the sitting congressman for Massachusetts' 11th District, the presidential dream that the ambassador had reserved for his eldest son was in fact JFK's own secret ambition, confessed to his mistress many years before his brother Joe's tragic death. In this absorbing, riveting family saga, we see the true Jack Kennedy, warts and all; a symbolic, relentlessly honest, yet sympathetic story of the struggles of youth and early manhood that will not only entrance its readers but will also forever alter our understanding of this century's most popular charismatic American president."" Hardcover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. Contains black & white photographs throughout. No markings noted. Dust jacket in good condition.