Rose Kennedy
The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2013]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 404 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Describes the life of the Kennedy family matriarch using information culled from her newly-made-public diaries and letters from defying her father's wishes and marrying Joseph Kennedy through the crushing tragedies that seem to plague her extensive family.
Contents:
Honey Fitz's daughter -- "Your obedient child" -- Joe's wife -- Mother of nine -- Mater admirabilis -- Ambassadress extraordinaire -- Pluperfect Rose -- Gold Star Mother -- Matriarch of a political dynasty -- Mother of the President -- Mater Dolorosa -- Stabat Mater -- Times remembered.
Subjects:
Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, 1890-1995.
Kennedy family.
Mothers of presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, 1890-1995.
Kennedy family.
Mothers of presidents -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780393068955 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Kennedy, Rose | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Kennedy, Rose | Southeast | Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-376) and index.