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Rose Kennedy

The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch
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Description

In this definitive biography--the first to draw on an invaluable cache of newly released diaries and letters--presidential historian Barbara A. Perry unearths the complexities behind the impeccable persona Rose Kennedy showed the world. Rose Kennedy provides unequaled access to the life of a remarkable woman who witnessed a century of history and created the public image of one of America's preeminent families.

Product Details

PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
Publish DateJuly 21, 2014
Pages432
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780393349467
Dimensions8.2 X 5.5 X 1.1 inches | 0.8 pounds

About the Author

Barbara A. Perry, a well-known authority on the Kennedys, is Gerald L. Baliles Professor and director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia's Miller Center, where she co-directs the Presidential Oral History Program. As part of her extensive research on the American presidency, she interviews prominent members of previous administrations. She has authored or edited fourteen books including Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch and Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of the New Frontier, among other works.

Reviews

A fuller picture than ever before...Perry writes with compassion and brings keen insight into what Rose Kennedy's own words tell us about this complex woman.--Amy Scribner "Book Page"

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