The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America: Thurston Clarke
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Review A stunning, heartbreaking book, a reminder--which we badly need these days--of just how noble public life can be. Robert Kennedy's brief, passionate 1968 presidential campaign set a standard of courage and candor and sheer...
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Review A stunning, heartbreaking book, a reminder--which we badly need these days--of just how noble public life can be. Robert Kennedy's brief, passionate 1968 presidential campaign set a standard of courage and candor and sheer gorgeous language that is unlikely ever to be equaled. This is a book worthy of the man and that moment, an honorable and unforgettable piece of work. The Last Campaign should be required reading for anyone seeking public office, and for the rest of us, too.Joe Klein The Last Campaign is a great read, an evocative and engaging reminder of the glory and the tragedy of Bobby Kennedy's run for the presidency in 1968. Thurston Clarke's keen eye for the telling detail and his fast-paced narrative make The Last Campaign a must-have for any student of American politics."Tom Brokaw "The Last Campaign is a triumphant look at Robert F. Kennedy's heartfelt plunge into the poverty underbelly of America. The reader can't help but be moved at how deeply Kennedy cared about the underclass. Thurston Clarke has written a smart political book which actually inspires."Douglas Brinkley The Last Campaign is a magnificent account of the final months in the life of a man who changed so many of us, and the brilliantly told story of a campaign that broke our hearts.E.J. Dionne, author of Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith and Politics After the Religious Right Tremendously moving
.Clarke compellingly recreates this huge, joyous adventure
.Kennedys gradual but determined evolution into a fearless, formidable, winning candidate makes stupendous reading. The hope he inspired
.still proves instructive and pertinent, especially in this election year. Generous without being slavish, beautifully capturing Kennedys passion and dignity.Kirkus (starred review)
revealing as an iconic portrait of the passionate, turbulent zeitgeist of the 1960s.Publishers Weekly I'll be shocked if I read a more devastatingly beautiful book than Thurston Clarke's The Last Campaign
this year
. Robert F. Kennedy's moral imagination shines in this book, so brightly, so compassionately, so full of literature and light and sacrifice, that it will haunt many readers who had hoped matters of war, poverty and inequality might have been solved 40 years ago.The Austin American-Statesman . . .The Last Campaign, a beautifully written and emotionally powerful examination of Robert F. Kennedys 1968 presidential campaign. . . Thurston Clarke has built The Last Campaign on an incredible amount of research, both archival and through hundreds of interviews with those who knew Kennedy best. The result is a vivid, intimate, historical portrait of a candidate who knew how to speak to an electorate amid troubled times. . . Clarkes book will break your heart but it may also relieve your cynicism, reminding all of us that candidates need not pander to succeed.The Christian Science Monitor . . .The Last Campaign succeeds in framing a picture within a picture of a seminal year that reverberates to this day.St. Louis Post-Dispatch . . .very well written and offers a ringside seat on tumultuous times.Mike Barry Clarkes findings help to explain the divisions that have riven this nation for a generation. Heed this book, therefore, for the ideals and resentments that dominated that election are starkly similar to the ones facing todays voters.The Miami Herald Product Description The definitive account of Robert Kennedys exhilarating and tragic 1968 campaign for presidenta revelatory history that is especially resonant now After John F. Kennedys assassination, Robert Kennedyformerly Jacks no-holds-barred political warrioralmost lost hope. He was haunted by his brothers murder, and by the nations seeming inabilities to solve its problems of race, poverty, and the war in Vietnam. Bobby sensed the countrys pain, and when he announced that he was running for president, the country united behind his hopes. Over the action-packed eighty-two days of his campaign, Americans were inspired by Kennedys promise to lead them toward a better time.
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