The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga

Stock Code:
BAE6293
Price:
$15.00

Description

The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga by Doris Kearns Goodwin. 'Opening with the 1863 baptism of John F. Fitzgerald, and closing with his grandson's presidential inaugural a century later, this is the richest history yet of two much-chronicled families. Unprecedented access to papers and persons has allowed Goodwin ( Lyndon Johnson and the A mer i can Dream ) to present fresh material throughout, including an especially full treatment of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. Essentially sympathetic, but above all balanced, her book measures the "moral lapse" dwelt upon by otherssuch as Peter Collier and David Horowitz in The Kennedys ( LJ 9/15/84)alongside epic tragedy and success. In becoming president John Kennedy forged himself from the ambition of his father and the piety of his mother, and drew upon the lives portrayed here across three generations in milieus ranging from the wards of Irish Boston to royal London, to Hollywood, to Washington.' The book has light to medium general wear with curling and creasing of the covers but the book remains tight and bright.

Details

  • Author:
    Goodwin, Doris Kearns
  • Book Condition:
    Good Minus
  • Publisher:
    Pan Books (USA)
  • Edition:
    Reprint
  • Jacket Condition:
    None
  • Binding:
    Soft Cover
  • Location:
    A7
  • ISBN:
    033030318x
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    930
  • Publish Date:
    1988
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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