Hostage to Fortune: The Letters of Joseph P. Kennedy [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
Kennedy, Joseph P.; Smith, Amanda (editor)
From Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 20 March 2019
From Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 20 March 2019
About this Item
As new condition black boards with silver spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Editor's Note; Notes; Bibliography; and Index. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates. The lower page edge has a remainder mark (see photographs). All pages are in as new condition and the spine/binding is in exceedingly tight and square as new condition (see photographs). "Joseph P. Kennedy remains one of the most enigmatic and controversial figures in American history. From his humble beginnings as the grandson of Irish immigrants through his meteoric rise to statesman, diplomat, and finally to first father, he has been both beloved and vilified. In Hostage to Fortune: The Letters of Joseph P. Kennedy, Amanda Smith has unearthed an extraordinary treasure of her grandfather's correspondence and several unseen photographs in a collection that reveals his metamorphoses. It is not only a living history of Kennedy's life, but also a revelation of his vision of his own family as the embodiment of the American dream. In the only firsthand record of his life, Hostage to Fortune begins in 1914, with the honeymoon of Joe and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy in Atlantic City and ends in 1961 with Joe's disabling stroke. In between, we see the public and private Kennedy - father, husband, film producer, New Deal government official, and U.S. ambassador in London. The correspondence between his wife and nine children is a completely loving one that too often ends in loss and grief. His relationships with the great figures of the age - Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Neville Chamberlain, Pope Pius XII, and Charles Lindbergh - show him courting friendships but also fighting for his beliefs, a trait that would ultimately end his public career. At once a fitting tribute to her grandfather, a great historical work, and a chronicle of America's greatest family, Hostage to Fortune will engage American history lovers as well as a public that continues to be fascinated by the Kennedy family." - from the inner front jacket flap. Seller Inventory # 006079
Bibliographic Details
Title: Hostage to Fortune: The Letters of Joseph P....
Publisher: Viking / Penguin Group, New York
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: As New
Edition: 1st Edition
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