The sins of the father : Joseph P. Kennedy and the dynasty he founded / Ronald Kessler
- Bib ID:
- 1122324
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- Author:
- Kessler, Ronald, 1943-
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- New York : Warner Books, c1996
- xii, 480 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0446518840
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The Sins of the Father is the definitive new biography of Joseph P. Kennedy. Based on extensive research and interviews with Kennedy family members and their intimates speaking on the record for the first time, it offers an outstanding personal history - and provides shocking revelations about one of the most influential figures of our time.
To the mythmakers of his day, Joseph P. Kennedy, like his glamorous and doomed presidential son Jack, led a charmed existence. He was celebrated as the son of an East Boston saloonkeeper who rose to become one of the richest men in the country. He served as the wartime ambassador to Great Britain, the chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and the chairman of the United States Maritime Commission. He was also a major legitimate liquor distributor, a moviemaker in Hollywood, and a master manipulator of the stock market. Yet his fortune, estimated at
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- Prologue 1
- 1 Noddle Island 5
- 2 Failing Grades 13
- 3 The Brahmins 26
- 4 The Tribe 39
- 5 Robber Baron 51
- 6 Gloria 60
- 7 Crash 80
- 8 I'M For Roosevelt 93
- 9 The Fox In The Chicken Coop 114
- 10 Profiteering 131
- 11 Reward 145
- 12 The Jewish Question 161
- 13 The Kennedy Plan 177
- 14 The Party Is On 196
- 15 Democracy Is All Done 212
- 16 Lobotomy 238
- 17 Bingo 256
- 18 Merchandise Mart 266
- 19 Pappy'S Eyes 282
- 20 Philandering 299
- 21 Janet 314
- 22 Payoff 332
- 23 Compartments Within Compartments 348
- 24 The Cardinal 364
- 25 A Tip Of The Hat 379
- 26 Stroke 398
- 27 Deliver Us From Evil 418
- Notes 429
- Bibliography 458
- Index 465.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. [458]-463) and index.
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