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Title: Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys
Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin
ISBN: 9780312063542
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1991
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 932
Condition Note: Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: In its drama and scope, Doris Kearns Goodwin's "The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys" is one of the richest works of biography in the last decade. From the wintry day in 1863 when John Francis Fitzgerald was baptized, through the memorable moment ninety-eight years later when his his grandson and namesake John Fizgerald Kennedy was inaugurated as President of the United States, the author brings us every colorful inch of this unique American tapestry. Each character emerges unmistakably, with the clarity and complexity of personal recollection: "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, the mayor of Boston and founder of the dynasty; his independent and shrewdly political daughter, Rose, and her husband, the cunning, manipulative Joseph P. Kennedy; finally, the "Golden Trio" of Kennedy children - Joe Jr., Kathleen, and Jack - whose promise was eclipsed by the greater power of fate. With unprecedented access to the Kennedy family and to decades of private papers, Doris Kearns Goodwin has crafted a singular work of American history: It is at once the story of an era, of the immigrant experience, and - most of all - of two families, whose ambitions propelled them to unrivaled power and whose passions nearly destroyed them.
Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin
ISBN: 9780312063542
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1991
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 932
Condition Note: Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: In its drama and scope, Doris Kearns Goodwin's "The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys" is one of the richest works of biography in the last decade. From the wintry day in 1863 when John Francis Fitzgerald was baptized, through the memorable moment ninety-eight years later when his his grandson and namesake John Fizgerald Kennedy was inaugurated as President of the United States, the author brings us every colorful inch of this unique American tapestry. Each character emerges unmistakably, with the clarity and complexity of personal recollection: "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, the mayor of Boston and founder of the dynasty; his independent and shrewdly political daughter, Rose, and her husband, the cunning, manipulative Joseph P. Kennedy; finally, the "Golden Trio" of Kennedy children - Joe Jr., Kathleen, and Jack - whose promise was eclipsed by the greater power of fate. With unprecedented access to the Kennedy family and to decades of private papers, Doris Kearns Goodwin has crafted a singular work of American history: It is at once the story of an era, of the immigrant experience, and - most of all - of two families, whose ambitions propelled them to unrivaled power and whose passions nearly destroyed them.
