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The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys is the sweeping history of two immigrant families, their rise to become potent political dynasties, and the marriage that brought the two together to found the most powerful family in America. Drawing on unprecedented access to the family and its private papers, Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling historian Doris Kearns Goodwin takes readers from John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald's baptism in 1863 through his reign as mayor of Boston, to the inauguration of his grandson as president ninety-eight years later. Each character emerges unforgettably: the young, shrewdly political Rose Fitzgerald; her powerful, manipulative husband, Joseph P. Kennedy; and the "Golden Trio" of Kennedy children -- Joe Jr., Kathleen, and Jack -- whose promise was eclipsed by the family's legacy of tragedy.
Through the prism of two self-made families, Goodwin reveals the ambitions and the hopes that form the fabric of the American nation.
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An exceedingly readable history of Irish Americans and two powerful families.......2006-04-23
Dr. Goodwin writes wonderfully about American politics, the Irish Catholic immigration and integration into the polical landscape of Boston, and two families, both with terrific strengths and well noted weaknesses. The writing on Rose Fitzgerald and Joe Kennedy, Sr are particularly good. One gets a visceral feel of destiny as the desire to succeed, almost at any cost, throughout her well researched and written work. Much has been written about "plagarism" or a lack of proper footnoting (corrected in the paperback edition). I would encourage all potential readers to not allow such an unfortunate circumstance in her many years of teaching and writing to get in the way of reading this important piece of U.S. history. This book is a well researched and incredibly well written and readable account of immigration, politics and the rise of 19th Century immigrant families to economic, social and political prominence.
The Mesmerizing Story of America's Royal Family.......2005-01-31
I was thoroughly enthralled, gripped and engaged in this story of three generations of the Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys. The story begins in 1863 with the baptism of John Francis Fitzgerald in Boston and concludes almost 100 years later with the inauguration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The families' roots are traced back to the great immigration following the Irish potato famine in the 1840's. From immigration to becoming the American royal family in just three generations is a remarkable achievement that is chronicled in fascinating detail in this comprehensive, definitive narrative.
Even though it is more than 800 pages, the book is not a dry history text, but rather an intriguing glimpse into the lives of the charmed and sometimes tragic lives of this huge Irish Catholic clan. Nothing is omitted, from the affairs of Joseph Kennedy, to the flirtations of Kathleen, the appalling lobotomy of Rosemary, and the sexual antics of John F. Kennedy. The political shenanigans of the elder Fitzgerald provide an interesting examination of Boston politics in the early 1900's...rife with graft and insider manipulation.
The author's writing style is rich, powerful and mesmerizing. For instance, to describe the ascent of JFK into the limelight of American politics, she writes: "For his capacity to arouse the questing imagination of his fellow citizens, and of much of the world beyond America's borders, was to elevate the family saga past the borders of mythology. By the beginning of the fifties he already contained all the elements which his leadership was to be compounded, forged in tumultuous experience, anchored and given direction by his often resented but always unbreakable links to his extraordinary family."
The level of detail and insightful analysis into the complex characters and relationships in the family is well worth your investment of time in reading this tome. A book you won't soon forget.
the book of the century.......2003-06-15
this is the best book about the kennedys.
it'svery complete. the book ends when jack becomes president, i hope she will write a follow-up. there are a lot of rares photos.
she's tells us mainly about the golden trio( jack, joejr and kathleen).
i suggest all the fans of the kennedys to buy it.
Unbelievable book!!.......2003-06-15
This is by far the BEST book about the young Kennedys. It tells about the history of the Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys. Even if you haven't got the slightest interest in the Kennedys or dislike them, READ THIS BOOK! And if you like the Kennedys YOU MUST ABSOLUTELY HAVE THIS IN YOU COLLECTION! There are so cute and adorable photos!! Never seen them elsewhere! I really hope that Goodwin will write another book about the following years, because this book stops in 1960. This is such a good book!!
p.s. Buy the other edition, this one hasn't got any photos.
Herein lies a proper Spotlight Review . . . ........2002-12-21
A note to Mr. Kerwick and to "thomasmcgauley" regarding their opinions of The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga -- to rate a book poorly based on your opinion of the author is not necessarily the purpose of these Spotlight reviews. These reviews are intended to provide interested readers with information regarding the quality of the work -- and that's where an opinion is involved. It sounds like you've prejudged this novel according your dislike of the author and subject. How about an opinion of the book? Was it well written? Most certainly. Was it informative? You bet. Would I recommend it to someone who didn't hate the author or the Kennedys and who wanted a riviting account of American history -- it's ups and downs and good and bad? That's what the stars represent.
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The saga begins on a bitter cold winter's day in 1863 with the baptism of John Francis Fitzgerald and comes to its dramatic climax when his grandson, and namesake, John Fritzgerald Kennedy,is sworn in as president in Jan. 1961. In those 100 years the families rose from poverty and obscurity to a glory and glamour unmatched by any other family in the history of the United States.
The Book has 19 pages of pictures of the families, plus pictures on the inside front cover and front end paper,
also on the inside back cover and back end paper.
This is a Book Club Edition
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Schwartz/Silver: Arguments for Building
Robert H. Silver
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ASIN: 8878380881 |
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Born out of post-modern formal and social concerns, the firm of Schwartz/Silver Architects has developed into an argumentative collection of bricoleurs, scavenging through the fertile fields of architecture. Out of what they collect, they make moments of civic order within the confusion of the modern American city.
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Common Stock Newspaper Abbreviations and Trading Symbols
Howard R. Jarrell
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Provides users with quick and ready references to the names of over 6,300 companies with common stock. ...a valuable and welcome all-in-one source for any library dealing with business questions. --CHOICE
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Common Stock Newspaper Abbreviations and Trading Symbols, Supplement One
Howard R. Jarrell
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More than 2,400 changes and new listings that have occurred since the compilation of Jarrell's original volume.
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2003-2004 Pia Ratios Web Offset Printers, Nonheatset (Gatf/Pia Ratios)
Manufacturer: Graphic Arts Technical Fndtn
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ASIN: 0883624559 |
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Collectors of Lionel Trains will be quick to hop on board the ultimate resource for the first name in electric toy trains. The most complete reference of its kind, Standard Catalog of Lionel Trains 1900-1942, delivers meticulous descriptions even Lionel founder Joshua Lionel Cowen would admire.
Readers will explore pre-war era Lionel Trains through exhaustive descriptions and 1,100 stunning full-color photos of favorite o-gauge and standard trains like the original Electric Express. Current values, scarcity ratings and operating tips make this companion piece to Standard Catalog of Lionel Trains 1946-1969 the one reference collectors, train aficionados and retired locomotive operators won't want to be without!
-Features accurate and up-to-date pricing for Lionel trains of 1900-1942
-1,100 full-color detailed photos for assessing a collection
-Tips on operating, maintaining and repairing models, help collectors maintain a quality collection
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Standard Catalog of Lionel trains 1900-1942.......2007-01-09
Very help in determining age and type of Lionel items,and value before purchasing or selling.
The most complete guide available for Lionel products: collectors won't want to be without it.......2006-03-07
David Doyle's new Standard Catalog Of Lionel Trains 1900-1942 is the most complete guide available for Lionel products: collectors won't want to be without it. From the turn of the century until World war II, Lionel turned out toy trains for kids of all ages: over a thousand color photos blends with pricing guidelines for different conditions to accompany a history of Lionel products. Organized by type of product, from passenger cars and ballast cars to box cars, collectors will find this quite an easy reference to use.
The most complete guide available for Lionel products: collectors won't want to be without it.......2006-03-07
David Doyle's new Standard Catalog Of Lionel Trains 1900-1942 is the most complete guide available for Lionel products: collectors won't want to be without it. From the turn of the century until World war II, Lionel turned out toy trains for kids of all ages: over a thousand color photos blends with pricing guidelines for different conditions to accompany a history of Lionel products. Organized by type of product, from passenger cars and ballast cars to box cars, collectors will find this quite an easy reference to use.
The most complete guide available for Lionel products: collectors won't want to be without it.......2006-03-07
David Doyle's new Standard Catalog Of Lionel Trains 1900-1942 is the most complete guide available for Lionel products: collectors won't want to be without it. From the turn of the century until World war II, Lionel turned out toy trains for kids of all ages: over a thousand color photos blends with pricing guidelines for different conditions to accompany a history of Lionel products. Organized by type of product, from passenger cars and ballast cars to box cars, collectors will find this quite an easy reference to use.
Standard Catalog Of Lionel Trains 1900-1942.......2006-02-26
This is a great guide for my Lionel collection. This book is very handy for buying and selling Lionel trains. I have found this guide to be very accurate.
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Forget those granny-square ponchos, afghans, and doilies that grandma used to make: these projects are up-to-date and in style, designed to appeal to the millions of crocheters who want to create items with a fresh young sensibility. And, they’ll be thoroughly hooked from the moment they set eyes on these sexy garments and fantastic jewelry that come right off the pages of the latest glamour magazines. There’s nothing like it on the market: pages and pages of stunning photographs showcase such trendy pieces as a little black dress with “fur” trim, a corset top, a bikini, and a faux-leather backless shirt with matching skirt. Easy-to-follow instructions by two of the best-known authors in the field will entice beginners as well as more advanced crocheters.
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New Ideas and and Interesting Spin on a few Older Fashions.......2006-11-10
Lots of good pictures make it difficult to decide which garment to start on first. Something for a variety of fashion tastes. If all the yarns aren't available in your area, it's a little difficult to figure out a good substitute on some patterns. Instructions seem clear.
Crochet for the 21st century--finally!!!.......2006-09-30
I LOVED THIS BOOK!
It was great to see crochet enter the 21st century! This is a collection of really fun garments that belie the conception thatcrochet has to be stodgy and old fashioned. Sassy little tops, very wearable shawls, a gorgeous wedding tunic - many designs I want to make. Crochet garments don't have to be clunky, and this is the theme of this book. I love the youtthful look of many of the projects. Garments are from several of the top designers: Doris Chan, Nancy Nehring, Tammy Hildebrand, Margaret Hubert --and thank goodness, there are not any granny squares or ripple designs here! My favorite is a spectacular necklace crocheted with thin copper wire with beads added.
Disappointing!.......2006-09-17
I received this book today, which i was excited upon until I opened the cover and started reading. Almost all of the patterns are a form fitting halter top and small skirt, alot of belly showing. I dont mind showing a little skin but every other page was like that! The patters were starting to look alke. Alot of them using Lionbard Glitterspun or something just like it. The was a Berrocco suede 2 piece halter a skirt i like until i saw the back, which would make you look like some street tart!! A red duster with multicolour feathers coming down the sides which was so ghastly not even your old schooled grandmother would attempt! with the model doing her best to make the ghastly thing look good, most of pattern have some type of open work, a ridiculous bolero, a cheap looking sml tote bag, plastic beaded necklace and bracelet.The only nice thing is the body suit on the cover and who is going to wear that every where they go! NO, nice sweaters or cardigan, stiff yarn, and the worse possible colour combos! The stitches are easy, mostly for beginner, possibly intermediate, intermdiate-advance my cry at the boredom. Save your money on this Im sorry to say this is going back, with a "Refund immed!!!"
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The Good Gardens Guide 2003 (Good Gardens Guide)
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The Good Gardens Guide is an exceptional resource for travelers with an interest in gardens. Not only is it the most comprehensive guide on the market, with coverage of 1,400 gardens in Britain, Ireland, and northwestern Europe, but it is also the only guide offering a detailed assessment of the quality of each garden. Every entry is pinpointed on a country road map and includes complete information on location, admission, opening times, and facilities, plus a description of the garden that highlights its best seasons and points of special interest. Additionally, each garden is carefully rated on its merits. Celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee Year, the book includes a picture section on Royal Gardens, and for those who would like to stay awhile, there is also a listing of hotels with fine gardens.
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Existen Los Angeles De LA Guarda (Para Estar en el Mundo)
Pierre Jovanovic
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Rubin's quest into the culture and psychology of his first-generation immigrant relatives
Louis Rubin's people on his father's side were odd, inscrutable, and remarkable. In contrast to his mother's family, who were "normal, good people devoid of mystery," the ways of the Rubins both puzzled and attracted him. In MY FATHER'S PEOPLE, Rubin tells "as best I can about them all--my father, his three brothers, and his three sisters." It is a searching, sensitive story of Americanization, assimilation, and the displacement--and survival--of a religious heritage.
Born between 1888 and 1902 in Charleston, South Carolina, their father an immigrant Russian Jew, the Rubin children suffered dire poverty, humiliation, and separation when their parents became incapacitated. Three of the boys were sent to the Hebrew Orphan's Home in Atlanta for several years. Yet the sons all managed to build long, productive, even notable lives and livelihoods, becoming, variously, a newspaper editor, Broadway playwright and Hollywood screenwriter, businessman, and--in the case of Rubin's father--a far-famed long-range weather prognosticator.
Private people, reticent to discuss their painful early years, the Rubins were not easily knowable. Still, the author draws a strikingly candid portrait of each, using memories, stories, keen insight, and broad empathy--fascinating character studies full of individual propensities and peculiarities that together reveal the wider family resemblance. Although the Rubins were mostly nonreligious, their family's rabbinical tradition and their experience as southern Jews were key to their vocational fervor and the lives they made for themselves. "They were Americans, and they were Jews." Rubin concludes. "These were enough."
Told with Louis Rubin's signature eloquence and wit, MY FATHER'S PEOPLE is a testimony to the courage of immigrant southern Jews and their gifts to their chosen country.
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Southern History, published by Southern Historical Association on February 1, 2004. The length of the article is 456 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: My Father's People: a Family of Southern Jews.(Book Review)
Author: Mitchell Snay
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Journal of Southern History (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 2004
Publisher: Southern Historical Association
Volume: 70
Issue: 1
Page: 205(1)
Article Type: Book Review
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