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 / Harper Collins Publishers, 2008

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Stated : First Edition. In addition, complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condtion with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Inscribed by the author on half-title page to former owner (signature not authenticated.) Otherwise interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Contains two sections of glossy black & white photographs in addition to black & white photos in the text. Concludes with section of Source Notes, a Bibliography, and a comprehensive Index. 374 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the book jacket, ". . . presents a fresh, empathetic interpretation of the ambassadorship of Joseph Kennedy and explores the intricate, often shifting relationships among Kennedy, Chamberlain, Churchill, and, of course, Roosevelt. . . . Drawing on recently released Kennedy family archives, Joseph P. Kennedy's private papers, and using rare photographs of English society and the photogenic Kennedy clan, Dr. Swift, with penetrating psychological insight, brings to life this fascinating family during a dramatic one thousand day period.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm: A Thousand Days in London, 1938-1940
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books / Harper Collins Publishers
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061173568
• ISBN 13: 9780061173561
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • History of the 20th Century
  • History

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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."