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Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys
Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys
Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin
In its drama and scope, this number one bestseller about two families--whose ambitions propelled them to unprecedented power and whose passions nearly destroyed them--is one of the richest works of biography in the last decade. "Rarely has popular history rung so authentic."--The New York Times. First time in trade paper. Photographs.
ISBN-13: 9780297790907
ISBN-10: 0297790900
Publication Date: 4/30/1987
Pages: 992
Edition: First Edition ~1st P
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Publisher: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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This book primarily covers the great-grandparents, grandparents and parents of JFK, Jr. and his family. Coming to America as immigrants, how they survived and established themselves in Boston (and beyond), etc. Very interesting stuff - if you're looking for the scandals or paparazzi life of JFK, Jackie, Teddy, Bobby, etc., you won't find it here. This book ends with the election of JFK as president. Incredibly researched and very interesting; it was a bit long for me in some parts in regards to political strategizing and party lines, but pulls no punches in honestly revealing the personalities of the family hierarchy and what made them tick. I wouldn't hesitate for a second to pick up another book by this author.