Summary Of Craig Mcnamara S Because Our Fathers Lied
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Summary of Craig McNamara's Because Our Fathers Lied
Author: Everest Media,
language: en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date: 2022-07-02T22:59:00Z
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I was 15 years old when I called my father from boarding school. He told me that he would have his secretary get on sending me antiwar material, but I never received it. I felt distant from my peers after that. #2 I had four and a half years of high school at Sidwell Friends School in Washington. It was a Quaker school, and the only organized religion that has ever made sense to me is the Quaker faith. At the end of eighth grade, one of my good friends disappeared and went to boarding school. #3 I was at St. Paul’s boarding school in 1964, and while I enjoyed the privileges of the school, I soon realized that they came with a price. #4 I had to go to therapy or be expelled from school. I was the son of Robert McNamara, who was considered one of the most brilliant minds of his generation. I suffered from test-taking anxiety, and the masters thought a shrink could cure it.
Because Our Fathers Lied
This unforgettable father and son story confronts the legacy of the Vietnam War across two generations: “an important book that should be read by every American” (Ron Kovic, Vietnam Veteran and author of Born on the Fourth of July). Craig McNamara came of age in the political tumult and upheaval of the late 60s. While Craig McNamara would grow up to take part in anti-war demonstrations, his father, Robert McNamara, served as John F. Kennedy's Secretary of Defense and the architect of the Vietnam War. This searching and revealing memoir offers an intimate picture of one father and son at pivotal periods in American history. Because Our Fathers Lied is more than a family story—it is a story about America. Before Robert McNamara joined Kennedy's cabinet, he was an executive who helped turn around Ford Motor Company. Known for his tremendous competence and professionalism, McNamara came to symbolize "the best and the brightest." Craig, his youngest child and only son, struggled in his father's shadow. When he ultimately fails his draft board physical, Craig decides to travel by motorcycle across Central and South America, learning more about the art of agriculture and making what he defines as an honest living. By the book's conclusion, Craig McNamara is farming walnuts in Northern California and coming to terms with his father's legacy. Because Our Fathers Lied tells the story of the war from the perspective of a single, unforgettable American family.
Because Our Fathers Lied
This unforgettable father and son story confronts the legacy of the Vietnam War across two generations; "an important book that should be read by every American" (Ron Kovic, Vietnam Veteran and author of Born on the Fourth of July). Craig McNamara came of age in the political tumult and upheaval of the late 60s. While Craig McNamara would grow up to take part in anti-war demonstrations, his father, Robert McNamara, served as John F. Kennedy's Secretary of Defense and the architect of the Vietnam War. This searching and revealing memoir offers an intimate picture of one father and son at pivotal periods in American history. Because Our Fathers Lied is more than a family story--it is a story about America. Before Robert McNamara joined Kennedy's cabinet, he was an executive who helped turn around Ford Motor Company. Known for his tremendous competence and professionalism, McNamara came to symbolize "the best and the brightest." Craig, his youngest child and only son, struggled in his father's shadow. When he ultimately fails his draft board physical, Craig decides to travel by motorcycle across Central and South America, learning more about the art of agriculture and making what he defines as an honest living. By the book's conclusion, Craig McNamara is farming walnuts in Northern California and coming to terms with his father's legacy. Because Our Fathers Lied tells the story of the war from the perspective of a single, unforgettable American family.