THE KENNEDYS AMIDST THE GATHERING STORM a Thousand Days in London, 1938-1940

SWIFT, WILL

ISBN 10: 0061173568 / ISBN 13: 9780061173561

Published by SMITHSONIAN BOOKS, WASHINGTON, D.C., 1998

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SIGNED BY AUTHOR: "AUG. 29, 2009, FOR ERIK- I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE A REAL AFFICIOANDO PF AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE KENNEDYS AMIDST THE GATHERING STORM a Thousand Days in London, 1938-1940
• Publisher: SMITHSONIAN BOOKS, WASHINGTON, D.C.
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061173568
• ISBN 13: 9780061173561
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR
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Synopsis

Presents a dramatic new interpretation of the ambassadorship of Joseph Kennedy to explore his family's intricate relationships with their contemporaries in the United States and England, in an account that documents their years in London and their mythic rise to power. 30,000 first printing.

Review

"'With sensitivity and subtlety, Swift presents a remarkable cast of characters... as they struggle to understand and survive the 'gathering storm' of World War II." David Nasaw, Pulitzer Prize winning biographer and historian. 'The depth of research illuminates not only the personal beliefs of Joseph Kennedy during the ineluctable progress to war but also the difficulties, complexities and sheer hard work of an ambassador during one of the most turbulent periods of western history.' Anne De Courcy, author of 1939: The Last Season of Peace."