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Neal Thompson : The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty

Mariner Books, Boston, Massachusetts, 2022

ISBN 0358437695

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. M6 - A first edition ("1 2021" stated) hardcover book SIGNED by Neal Thompson on the title page in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label on the front, couple of less than and inch tears and wrinkled on the upper part of the back, some wrinkling, chipping and crease on th edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has remainder mark on the bottom, some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, light tanning and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.25", 336 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. The iconic Kennedys are known for their political power, wealth, and style. For generations, they were America's royal family. But before the remarkable ascents of JFK, RFK, and others, and long before the myth of "Camelot," there was the poor Irish refugee couple who escaped famine to start a new life in a city hostile to Irish, immigrants, and Catholics. Patrick and Bridget arrived penniless, hungry, and hopeful, like many mid-1800s immigrants. They met, married, and had five children together, losing their firstborn son as an infant. Three years later, Patrick got sick and died of consumption. This left Bridget to raise four children single-handedly in the slums of East Boston, the island across from Boston proper that was thick with poor Irish newcomers. Showing uncommonly shrewd business acumen, Bridget rose from housemaid to hairdresser to shop owner. Her success in the face of rampant poverty and discrimination kept her family intact, clearing a path for her surviving son, Patrick Joseph, or P.J., to make his own extraordinary ascent from dockworker to saloonkeeper to banker, becoming the first Kennedy elected to public office and highly influential powerbroker - the first of many. P.J.'s political power capped a phenomenal trajectory made possible by the tenacious and strong-willed Bridget, the overlooked Kennedy matriarch. Written by the grandson of an Irish immigrant couple and based on first-ever access to P.J. Kennedy's private papers, The First Kennedys is a story of sacrifice and survival, resistance and reinvention: an American story.. Remainder. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good

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