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Author
Publisher
Summit Books
Pub. Date
c1984
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
576 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Kennedys may well be the most photographed, written about, talked about, admired, hated, and controversial family in American history. But for all the words and pictures, the real story was not told until Peter Collier and David Horowitz spent years researching archives and interviewing both family members and hundreds of people close to the Kennedys.
An immediate classic, The Kennedys combines intimate knowledge with a perspective free of obligations...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Joe and Rose Kennedy's strikingly beautiful daughter Rosemary attended exclusive schools, was presented as a debutante to the queen of England, and traveled the world with her high-spirited sisters. Yet Rosemary was intellectually disabled, a secret fiercely guarded by her powerful and glamorous family. In [this book, the author], Kate Clifford Larson uses newly uncovered sources to bring Rosemary Kennedy's story to light. Young Rosemary comes alive...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A unique burden was inherited by the children of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his celebrated siblings, Senators Robert and Ted Kennedy. Raised in a world of enormous privilege against the backdrop of American history, this third generation of Kennedys often veered between towering accomplishment and devastating defeat. In his revelatory new book, acclaimed Kennedy historian J. Randy Taraborrelli draws back the curtain on the next generation...
9) The Kennedys
Publisher
Time, inc
Pub. Date
1968]
Edition
Special ed. [of] Life.
Physical Desc
95 p. illus. (part col.), ports. (part col.) 35 cm.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
The last surviving child of Joe and Rose Kennedy presents an intimate portrait of her family's shared life that describes how her parents would encourage their children to discuss current events, forge a strong work ethic and appreciate the sacrifices of their ancestors.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Using newsreel footage, still photos, archival material and numerous original interviews, KENNEDYS: THE CURSE OF POWER examines the string of tragedies that has befallen the family, stretching all the way back to World War II.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 353 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
From the fictitious diary of the equally fictitious Kennedy nanny comes an inside look into the early years of the dynasty-with all the juicy bits intact.
Newly arrived from Ireland, Nora Brennan finds a position as nursery maid to the Kennedys of Brookline, Massachusetts-and lands at the heart of American history. In charge of nine children practically from the minute they're born-including Joe Jr., Jack, Bobby, Teddy, vivacious "Kick," and tragic...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
404 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the Kennedy family matriarch using information culled from her newly-made-public diaries and letters from defying her father's wishes and marrying Joseph Kennedy through the crushing tragedies that seem to plague her extensive family.
Author
Publisher
Dove Books
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
xv, 266 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Iron Rose takes an intimate look at the incredible life of Rose Kennedy-head of the Kennedy dynasty and one of the 20th century's most influential women-and her nine famous children. A riveting account of the power behind America's political throne for several decades, Iron Rose reveals the secrets behind the triumphs and tragedies of the renowned "Queen Mother of Camelot." It chronicles her life-from a mayor's daughter in Boston and her marriage...
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