Reviews for The Kennedy legacy

The average rating for The Kennedy legacy based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-04-19 00:00:00 Charles Kohl The description suggests it ends the argument but it falls short of that goal, particularly in light of the DNA testing conducted nearly 20 years after this book was written. But the book does conveniently summarize much of the documentary evidence. The author, a direct descendant of Jefferson's sister, wrote this book partly in response to Fawn Brodie's "psycobiography" which used the historical information available and filled in the many gaps with conjecture to make the story more marketable. At times going line by line with Brodie's text, he easily demonstrates that Brodie's book belongs in the romance novel section, not with history. Parts of Dabney's innocence plea relies on the argument that Mr. Jefferson was a gentleman and would never stoop to take advantage of someone in bondage, a contradiction as holding a slave inherently takes advantage of them. Whether you believe they did or didn't the book is worth reading to get an introduction to the rumor.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-05-07 00:00:00 David Tuttleman you owe it to Jefferson to read this or any rebuttal on his alleged affair with Sally Hemmings. It's very interesting.