Kennedy, Robert Francis 1954-

The green-collar economy : how one solution can fix our two biggest problems by Van Jones ( Book )
4 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,569 libraries worldwide
The award-winning human rights activist and advisor to policy makers and presidential candidates delivers a 21st-century economic plan to rescue working-class Americans. Van Jones illustrates how we can invent and invest our way out of the pollution-based grey economy and into the healthy new green economy. Built by a broad coalition deeply rooted in the lives and struggles of ordinary people, this path has the practical benefit of both cutting energy prices and generating enough work to pull the U.S. economy out of its present death spiral.

Crimes against nature : how George W. Bush and his corporate pals are plundering the country and hijacking our democracy by Robert Francis Kennedy ( Book )
5 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 1,355 libraries worldwide
A case study of the link between money and political power charges the Bush administration with compromising mainstream America through its proposed changes to environmental laws.

Robert Smalls : the boat thief by Robert Francis Kennedy ( Book )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 1,346 libraries worldwide
This title celebrates the life of a little-known African-American hero, Robert Smalls (1839-1915). During and after the American Civil War, Smalls became a ship's pilot, sea captain, and politician. He freed himself and his family from slavery by commandeering a Confederate transport ship to freedom. After they were safe and free, Smalls and his crew were recognized by President Lincoln. As a Captain in the Union army, he would later convince the president to enlist 5000 former slaves, "shattering the color barrier that had kept blacks out of military service." After the war, Smalls joined the state senate and later served five terms in the House of Representatives.

The riverkeepers : two activists fight to reclaim our environment as a basic human right by John Cronin ( Book )
4 editions published between 1997 and 1999 in English and held by 986 libraries worldwide
A look at the battle to protect the Hudson River.

Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. : a biography by Robert Francis Kennedy ( Book )
2 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 958 libraries worldwide

Saint Francis of Assisi : a life of joy by Robert Francis Kennedy ( Book )
2 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 689 libraries worldwide
Tells the story of the man who became one of the most famous saints in the world, from his fun-loving youth through his career as a soldier to the years he spent serving God.

Joshua Chamberlain and the American Civil War by Robert Francis Kennedy ( Book )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 429 libraries worldwide
Presents the life of the Civil War general from Maine whose skill as a commander in twenty-four battles, despite being wounded six times, made him a symbol for bravery and perseverance for the Union side.

MacGillivray Freeman's Grand Canyon adventure river at risk ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 273 libraries worldwide
Follow the great Colorado River as it reveals the most pressing environmental story of our time, the world's growing shortage of fresh water. Join environmental advocates Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Wade Davis as they travel the Grand Canyon.

Taking on the Kennedys ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and held by 193 libraries worldwide
The story of Republican Kevin Vigilante's unsuccessful 1996 campaign for the House of Representatives in his native Rhode Island, in which he was opposed by Democrat Patrick Kennedy (the son of long-time Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy). After initially pledging to run a clean race, Vigilante soon realizes his chances are nil unless he engages in some good old-fashioned mud-slinging.

Crimes against nature : how George W. Bush and his corporate pals are plundering the country and high-jacking our democracy by Robert Francis Kennedy ( Book )
3 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 167 libraries worldwide
"In this indictment of George W. Bush's White House, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the country's most prominent environmental attorney, charges that this administration has taken corporate cronyism to such unprecedented heights that it now threatens our health, our national security, and democracy as we know it." "In a headlong pursuit of private profit and personal power, Kennedy writes, George Bush and his administration have eviscerated the laws that have protected our nation's air, water, public lands, and wildlife for the past thirty years, enriching the president's political contributors while lowering the quality of life for the rest of us." "Crimes Against Nature is ultimately about the corrosive effect of corporate corruption on our core American values - free-market capitalism and democracy. It is about an administration, the author argues, that has sacrificed respect for the law, public health, scientific integrity, and long-term economic vitality on the altar of corporate greed. It is a book for both Democrats and Republicans, people like the traditionally conservative farmers and fishermen Kennedy represents in lawsuits against polluters."--BOOK JACKET.