{"product_id":"2940014458245","title":"Rory O'Donnell and the Kennedys","description":"Rory O’Donnell and the Kennedy’s, the sequel to The Life and Times of Liam O’Donnell, depicts events that occurred between 1946-1968. The origin of everything that impacts today’s world peace can be traced to these forgotten years.\u003cbr\u003eImmediately following the war, the technological changes to America’s culture were so vast and occurred in such a short time that we’re still holding our breath:\u003cbr\u003e Typewriters to computers\u003cbr\u003e Metal to Plastics\u003cbr\u003e Fountain pens to ballpoint pens\u003cbr\u003e Propeller planes to jets\u003cbr\u003eSpace Exploration\u003cbr\u003eAn interstate highway system\u003cbr\u003eAtomic energy \u003cbr\u003eDomestic upheaval soon followed: \u003cbr\u003eWhites fled from inner city neighborhoods to suburbia\u003cbr\u003eDivorce became commonplace\u003cbr\u003eInner city crime ran rampant\u003cbr\u003eMassive union strikes \u003cbr\u003eCivil Rights Movement\u003cbr\u003ePedophilia\u003cbr\u003eAssassinations:\u003cbr\u003e President John Fitzgerald Kennedy\u003cbr\u003eSenator Robert Francis Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e Martin Luther King \u003cbr\u003eThe list is endless—as were the global changes:\u003cbr\u003e Being the only major country to emerge from the war relatively intact, The United States became the free world’s choice to prevent the spread of communism.\u003cbr\u003e The Marshal Plan\u003cbr\u003e England and France reluctantly shed their empires\u003cbr\u003e Germany was divided, partially ruled by the Allies, partially by the Communists\u003cbr\u003e China was lost to communism\u003cbr\u003e Middle East Oil replaced coal as king\u003cbr\u003e Israel, India, Pakistan, … gained their independence None of the above came free of conflict, hence:\u003cbr\u003e  The Berlin Airlift\u003cbr\u003e  Korean War\u003cbr\u003e  Vietnam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book Rory O’Donnell and the Kennedys begins with the departure of Aaron Rosenberg, Rory’s friend, to serve in the Israeli Army, we’ll learn about his activities later in the story. Soon after Rory receives his first assignment as a reporter, he interviews the Kennedys where he befriends Bobby. Alex Wellbourne becomes a British Lord. These friendships lead to decades of background information from Washington and London. \u003cbr\u003eAs readers anticipated, Rory married Jeannie much to the regret of his mother and his sister Katie, the nun. The young O’Donnells followed Rory as he changed jobs, moving to the New Jersey suburbs then to Illinois. Jeannie’s brother Crazy Tom turns to a life of crime. Family life is not idyllic for a pedophile priest befriends Jeannie’s son, BJ. \u003cbr\u003eRory meets his bi-racial cousin Sean, who reports on the Civil-Rights movement.\u003cbr\u003eThe fictional committee of 13 may not have not existed in reality, but its dogma resided in the minds of men.\u003cbr\u003eSmith uses this scheme to highlight the many questionable political decisions that led to the Korean War, our Middle East policies, and Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    James Francis Smith","brand":"Sligo publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083757011184,"sku":"2940014458245","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014458245_p0.jpg?v=1763608709","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014458245","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}