The Patriarch the remarkable life and turbulent times of Joseph P. Kennedy

In this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and interviews with Kennedy family members an...

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Main Author: Nasaw, David.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Penguin Books, 2013, c2012.
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Summary: In this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and interviews with Kennedy family members and friends, Nasaw tells the story of a man who participated in the major events of his times: the booms and busts, the Depression and the New Deal, two world wars and the Cold War, and the birth of the New Frontier. In studying Kennedy's life, we relive the history of the American century.
Physical Description: xxiv, 868 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [829]-834) and index.
ISBN: 9780143124078 (pbk.)
0143124072 (pbk.)
Author Notes: David Nasaw is currently a professor of history and director of the Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, he lives in Manhattan.

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