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The Kennedy heirs : John, Caroline, and the new generation ; a legacy of triumph and tragedy / J. Randy Taraborrelli.

Summary:

The children of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his siblings Senators Robert and Ted Kennedy often veered between towering accomplishment and devastating defeat. Taraborrelli draws back the curtain on the next generation of America's most famous family. He covers Caroline and John Kennedy, Jr.'s lives in the public eye. Ted's daughter Kara and her valiant battle against lung cancer. The lifelong struggles with addiction faced by Bobby Jr. and Patrick. Congressman Joe Kennedy III's rise to prominence. At the center of it all is the family's matriarch, Ethel Kennedy-- a formidable presence with her maddening eccentricities and inspiring courage. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

ISBN: 9781250174062
ISBN: 1250174066
Physical Description: xv, 606 pages, 16 leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-581) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Book I. Son of Camelot ; The tide of events ; The Senator's family ; Being Kennedy ; Family secrets ; The caretakers ; A tale of two brothers ; The reckoning ; The in-laws ; Running out of time -- Book II. Daughter of Camelot ; Pinkie swear ; The politics of marriage ; "The Kennedy curse ends here" ; The Shriver way ; Family at war and peace ; A political gamble ; Betrayal of the heart ; A miraculous life ; Demons ; The family endures ; American promise ; Permission to speak freely.