The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
by Nasaw, David
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1594203768
- ISBN 13
- 9781594203763
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A brilliant, compelling” ( The New York Times Book Review ) biography of Joseph P. Kennedy, selected by the New York Times as one of the Ten Best Books of the Year and a 2013 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography In this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century’s most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and interviews with Kennedy family members and friends, Nasaw tells the story of a man who participated in the major events of his times: the booms and busts, the Depression and the New Deal, two world wars and the Cold War, and the birth of the New Frontier. In studying Kennedy’s life, we relive the history of the American century.
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- Title
- The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
- Author
- Nasaw, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1594203768
- ISBN 13
- 9781594203763
- Publisher
- Penguin Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 9x6x2
- X weight
- 46 oz
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