本书为卡罗的“约翰逊总统传记”系列第四卷,这部卷帙浩繁巨作共有三千多页。作者以包罗万象的戏剧手法、心理学洞察力以及细致艰辛的调查展现了约翰逊作为副总统的风雨岁月。彼时,约翰逊受肯尼迪政府内部排挤,同时还被剥夺了权力。今天看来,约翰逊当时丝毫不曾料到会遇上那个可怕的日子——刺客的枪口顶着约翰逊,他所领导的国家正翻开新的篇章。
THE PATRIARCH
The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy.
By David Nasaw.
《开天辟地:老约瑟夫·P·肯尼迪时代的辉煌与动荡》 作者:戴维·纳索
Nasaw took six years to complete this sprawling, arresting account of a banker-cum-speculator-cum-moviemaker-cum-ambassador-cum-dynastic founder. Joe Kennedy was involved in virtually all the history of his time, and his biographer persuasively makes the case that he was the most fascinating member of his large, famous and very formidable family.
纳索花了六年时间才完成这部煌煌巨著。乔·肯尼迪身兼银行家、投机商、电影制作人以及大使等职,同时还是整个肯尼迪家族的创始人。他完全就是那个时代的历史风云人物,而他的传记作者则令人信服地将其视为整个庞大出名且强盛的肯尼迪家族中最具魅力的人物。
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