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Title: The Bridge at Chappaquiddick by Jack Olsen ISBN: 0-441-07958-X Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: January, 1980 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $1.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: You have to be kidding me!
Comment: I can't believe some idiot wrote an entire book based on the assumption that Ted Kennedy wasn't in the car at all?! ha ha - now that is funny. Did Jack Olsen ever read Senator Kennedy's statement he delivered on July 25, 1965 where he states, "Little over a mile away the car that I was driving on an unlit road went off a narrow bridge which had no guard rails and was built on a left angle to the road."
Olsen was obviously one of those poor unfortunates to be so in love with the Kennedy mystique that he sacrificed his literary reputation on it. If you are really interested in reading a legitimate account of those tragic events in 1969, I suggest "Senatorial Privilege: The Chappaquiddick Cover-Up" by Leo Damore.
Rating: 5
Summary: Passion Always Prevails
Comment: This is an extremely thorough and interesting examination of Ted Kennedy's Chappaquiddick incident, meticulously presenting and analyzing the evidence surrounding the case. The author's tenacity demonstrates that passion in a subject invariably will yield complete understanding of that subject. In this case, author Olsen concludes that Kennedy and Kopechne indeed were in the car together that night, but were frightened when it appeared a policman would stop them. Kennedy evidently panicked, not wanting to be caught in the auto with her, and he got out; she then drove away, toward the bridge and her death. Kennedy walked back to his hotel room, where someone saw him (dry and calm) a little later, seeking a newspaper. The seat in the car was set for Kennedy, meaning that a shorter driver on a dark night would not have exercised as much control of the vehicle as he... thus being vulnerable to running off the road.
So, Olsen concludes that Kennedy was not in the car, he wasn't present to dive repeatedly into the water to try to save her, and he didn't even know about the drowning until the following morning -- thus Kennedy was actually innocent of the general accusation that he caused her death. Problem is, he was in fact guilty of something equally dark, and you'll have to read the book to see Olsen's comments about that.
The author's passion was admirable. It reminded me of Robert Graysmith's pursuit of the Zodiac killer, his personal immersion in the case. "The Bridge" is a terrific book. Find a copy and read it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Olsen solves the mystery of Chappaquiddick
Comment: True crime specialist Jack Olsen proves in this 1970 book that Ted Kennedy was never in the car when Mary Jo drowned at the Chappaquiddick Bridge. This is a historic book about an important event that involves great detective skills and no nonsense writing by Olsen. I couldn't put it down.
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Title: Death at Chappaquiddick by Thomas L. Tedrow, Richard L. Tedrow, Thomaas Tedrow ISBN: 0882892495 Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Pub. Date: January, 1980 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: The Man with Candy by Jack Olsen ISBN: 0743212835 Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Paper) Pub. Date: 06 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.50 |
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Title: COLD KILL by Jack Olsen ISBN: 0440202124 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 01 November, 1988 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: PREDATOR by Jack Olsen ISBN: 0440211921 Publisher: Dell Publishing Pub. Date: 03 February, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Senatorial Privilege: The Chappaquiddick Cover-Up by Leo Damore ISBN: 0895265648 Publisher: Regnery Publishing Pub. Date: May, 1988 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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