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To mark John F. Kennedy's centennial, celebrate the life and legacy of the 35th President of the United States. A selection of more than 300 images--including family letters, personal ephemera, and captivating photographs--collected by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, many never seen before, featuring the beloved and revered Kennedy family: This remarkable history dates from 1878 through 1946--up to the aftermath of WWII and the beginning of JFK's political career--and covers everything from the family's first home to beach vacations, from children's birthdays to first Communions. The images capture the formative years of a uniquely American dynasty, imparting a glowing nostalgia to the period and detailing the family's progress as it grows from a pair of turn-of-the-century newlyweds into a populous, vibrant clan of hopeful young men and women on the brink of their brilliant destinies. This is a piece of Americana that readers will treasure.
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Rose Kennedy's Family Album, Autorenkollektiv
- Sprache
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2013
- Einband
- (Hardcover)
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- Titel
- Rose Kennedy's Family Album
- Untertitel
- From the Fitzgerald Kennedy Private Collection, 1878-1946
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Autorenkollektiv
- Verlag
- Grand Central Publishing
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2013
- Einband
- Hardcover
- Seitenzahl
- 351
- ISBN10
- 1455544809
- ISBN13
- 9781455544806
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sozialwissenschaften, Historisches Thema, Biografien, Frauen, Fotografiebücher, Politik, USA, 20. Jahrhundert, Geschichte der USA
- Beschreibung
- To mark John F. Kennedy's centennial, celebrate the life and legacy of the 35th President of the United States. A selection of more than 300 images--including family letters, personal ephemera, and captivating photographs--collected by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, many never seen before, featuring the beloved and revered Kennedy family: This remarkable history dates from 1878 through 1946--up to the aftermath of WWII and the beginning of JFK's political career--and covers everything from the family's first home to beach vacations, from children's birthdays to first Communions. The images capture the formative years of a uniquely American dynasty, imparting a glowing nostalgia to the period and detailing the family's progress as it grows from a pair of turn-of-the-century newlyweds into a populous, vibrant clan of hopeful young men and women on the brink of their brilliant destinies. This is a piece of Americana that readers will treasure.