Hostage to fortune : the letters of Joseph P. Kennedy / edited by Amanda Smith.
Hostage to fortune : the letters of Joseph P. Kennedy / edited by Amanda Smith.
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Publisher
New York : Viking, c2001.
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N973.9062/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxxvi, 764 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Viking, c2001.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2001.
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Summary
"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 corres...
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Full title
Hostage to fortune : the letters of Joseph P. Kennedy / edited by Amanda Smith.
Portion of title
Letters of Joseph P. Kennedy.
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General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 723-738) and index.
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N973.9062/1
Record Identifier
74VvA7z8e55O
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvA7z8e55O
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ISBN
0670869694 (alk. paper)
9780670869695 (alk. paper)
DDC
973.9092
MMS ID
991013529299702626