Reviews for Dred Scott's Advocate: A Biography of Roswell M. Field

The average rating for Dred Scott's Advocate: A Biography of Roswell M. Field based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-11-06 00:00:00 Peggy Margolin Reread This book is filled with salacious gossip and I loved every minute of it. I don't personally believe most of the things in this book and given who the author was I feel pretty solid in my opinion. But that's not the point. Some biographies are about getting to know the subject on a deeper level and some are just gossipy fun. This book was gossipy fun, like reading a trashy blog or a tabloid back in the day. If you want to read every bit of gossip every said about Robert Kennedy then this book is a good place to start. But if you want a more serious look at the life of the late Attorney General/ Senator then I'd read something else. I personally love this book, its like cotton candy, its bad for you but man its good!

Review # 2 was written on 2012-06-08 00:00:00 Raave J. The most important reason to read this book at this time in our history, IMHO, is to generate in your mind thoughts on why and how you support the candidates that you. Robert Kennedy was a complicated man--on some levels he was a real jerk (as were most of his male relatives) and on other levels he was evolving into what ideally we'd like to see in a candidate. There are parts of this book that I surely wish had not been written but the descriptions of political ways and means would make for a great discussion group.