Last Lion : The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy (Paperback)

from nerdyapple

I am not generally a non-fiction reader in general, or biographies either. But after Ted Kennedy passed away earlier this year, I put this on hold at the library. I have to say whether you loved him or hated him, that man led an almost unbelievable life. So many horrible tragedies, so many enormo...

from bohemima

Very close to a hagiography, this book was written or compiled by several Boston Globe journalists. There's plenty of information presented about Ted and the family. However, the writing is choppy and repetitive, and the reverence felt by the authors is obvious. The first two hundred or so pages ...

from lindap69

written by a team from the Boston Globe this is basically a love-fest for Ted and the Kennedy's and since I am a life-long fan of the family, I enjoyed it.

from nmele

This biography, compiled from the work of a number of Boston Globe writers, gave me a lot of information about the late Ted Kennedy, explaining, for example, his effectiveness as a legislator. Although it deals straightforwardly with the Chappaquiddick incident, it leaves questions hanging, and d...

from zen_923

A well-written biography about a great senator. Very informative. I enjoyed reading this book.