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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...
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.
8) Rose Kennedy
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
111 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of Rose Kennedy describing her family life as well as her involvement in American politics.
Author
Publisher
Bancroft Press
Language
English
Description
"Rosemary (Rosie) Kennedy was born in 1918, the first daughter of a wealthy Bostonian couple who later would become known as the patriarch and matriarch of America's most famous and celebrated family. Elizabeth Koehler was born in 1957, the first and only child of a struggling Wisconsin farm family. What, besides their religion, did these two very different Catholic women have in common? One person: Stella Koehler, a charismatic woman of the cloth...
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 351 pages : illustrations (some color), portrets ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A selection of more than 300 images collected by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (many never seen before) that capture the formative years of a uniquely American dynasty and detail the family's progress as it grows from a pair of turn-of-the-century newlyweds into a populous, vibrant clan of hopeful young men and women on the brink of their brilliant destinies.
Author
Language
English
Description
The Kennedys have always been a family of charismatic adventurers, raised to take risks and excel, living by the dual family mottos: "To whom much is given, much is expected" and "Win at all costs." And they do--but at a price. Across decades and generations, the Kennedys have occupied a unique place in the American imagination: charmed, cursed, at once familiar and unknowable. The House of Kennedy is a revealing, fascinating account of America's...
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