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The Bridge At Chappaquiddick

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Jack Olsen tells the 1969 story of United States Senator Ted Kennedy's tragic car accident over the Chappaquiddick bridge which led to the death of Mary Jo Kopechne. Kennedy and Kopechne left a party on Chappaquiddick Island, off the eastern end of Matha's Vinyard at 11:15 PM on July 18. He stated that his intent was to take Kopechne to a ferry landing and return to his hotel in Edgertown but that he made a wrong turn onto a dirt road leading to the one-lane bridge. The accident made headline news and became scandalous because Kennedy left the crash site and failed to report the incident to the police until 10:00AM the following morning. Why didn't Kennedy immediately report the accident? Was he drunk? Was he trying to conceal an affair? Who else was involved? The political fallout from the incident ultimately influenced Kennedy not to run for president. Olsen tracks down the incongruous statements made by others who were indirectly involved... and comes to his own potential conclusion. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Rated 4 stars
An Interesting Twist.............

Excellent writer who thoroughly researched the story we have heard so many times and provides an interesting twist on what really happened that night. His words takes us back in time, making us feel we are really there.

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Rated 5 stars
Despite Wingnut Mouth-breathers ...

like the reviewer who previously broke wind above, there are those who respect facts. We won't ever know the real truth unless Kennedy himself gives a deathbed statement -- maybe not even then. But this author has covered the known facts very well -- especially why Ted seemed blissfully unaware the morning after the tragedy. (He was also comfortably walking about without a neck brace and showing not a sign of any concussion)...

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Rated 5 stars
Graceful, Evocative Writing

As tragic and controversial as its subject may be, this dynamic work evokes a flavor of Edgartown and environs that stands unmatched. Regardless of one's opinion of Teddy K. and his cohorts and of the later information which may or may not negate the author's basic assumptions about the case, one is left here with simply a terrific read: boldly-presented characters and incidents, some humorous, some farcical; the mysterious...

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Rated 5 stars
Passion Always Prevails

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...

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Rated 5 stars
Olsen solves the mystery of Chappaquiddick

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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