Rose Kennedy
The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch
Published on 8. July 2013
432 pages
978-0-393-08988-2 (ISBN)
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"An insightful portrait of this paradoxical woman." —People
In this definitive biography—the first to draw on an invaluable cache of newly released diaries and letters—presidential historian Barbara A. Perry unearths the complexities behind the impeccable persona Rose Kennedy showed the world. Rose Kennedy provides unequaled access to the life of a remarkable woman who witnessed a century of history and created the public image of one of America's preeminent families.
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Barbara A. Perry, a well-known authority on the Kennedys, is Gerald L. Baliles Professor and director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia's Miller Center, where she co-directs the Presidential Oral History Program. As part of her extensive research on the American presidency, she interviews prominent members of previous administrations. She has authored or edited fourteen books including Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch and Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of the New Frontier, among other works.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Contents
- Prologue
- CHAPTER 1 Honey Fitz's Daughter
- CHAPTER 2 "Your Obedient Child"
- CHAPTER 3 Joe's Wife
- CHAPTER 4 Mother of Nine
- CHAPTER 5 Mater Admirabilis
- CHAPTER 6 Ambassadress Extraordinaire
- CHAPTER 7 Pluperfect Rose
- CHAPTER 8 Gold Star Mother
- CHAPTER 9 Matriarch of a Political Dynasty
- CHAPTER 10 Mother of the President
- CHAPTER 11 Mater Dolorosa
- CHAPTER 12 Stabat Mater
- CHAPTER 13 Times Remembered
- Epilogue
- Illustrations
- Notes
- Photograph Credits
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Praise for Rose Kennedy
- Also by Barbara A. Perry
- Copyright
