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- catalog abstract ""How far would the brash and ambitious young son of an Irish Catholic saloonkeeper go to prove himself the equal of Boston's disdainful Protestant elite? Joe Kennedy's ruthless and relentless quest for money, power, and above all, social status, began in his early childhood and continued through the final days of his life. This portrait of the man who sired three of America's most important twentieth-century political figures introduces a wealth of new information about Kennedy's questionable financial practices, his Hollywood exploits, his tenure as ambassador to Great Britain, and his very risky relationship with organized crime."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12974882.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""How far would the brash and ambitious young son of an Irish Catholic saloonkeeper go to prove himself the equal of Boston's disdainful Protestant elite? Joe Kennedy's ruthless and relentless quest for money, power, and above all, social status, began in his early childhood and continued through the final days of his life. This portrait of the man who sired three of America's most important twentieth-century political figures introduces a wealth of new information about Kennedy's questionable financial practices, his Hollywood exploits, his tenure as ambassador to Great Britain, and his very risky relationship with organized crime."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1 Mr. Ambassador 1 -- 2 Coming to America 7 -- 3 The Barkeep 24 -- 4 The Barkeep's Boy and the Politician's Daughter 37 -- 5 Scandal and Marriage 65 -- 6 The Adventure Begins 76 -- 7 Adjusting to Peacetime 88 -- 8 Hollywood Beckons 103 -- 9 Going Hollywood 113 -- 10 Seduced and Betrayed 134 -- 11 After Hollywood 172 -- 12 The Outsider Comes In 190 -- 13 The Consultant 208 -- 14 Of Family and Ambition 213 -- 15 "The Ambassador" 233 -- 16 The War Years 264 -- 17 Adrift 322 -- 18 The Race for the Senate 343 -- 19 Joe and Jacqueline 362 -- 20 The Run for President 384 -- 21 The View from the Top Is Always Down 420 -- 22 And Then There Was ... 426.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 458-462) and index.".
- catalog extent "vii, 472 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Joseph P. Kennedy.".
- catalog identifier "0471176818 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Joseph P. Kennedy.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons,".
- catalog relation "Joseph P. Kennedy.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "973.9/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Ambassadors United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Businessmen United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "E748.K376 S39 2003".
- catalog subject "Irish Americans Biography.".
- catalog subject "Kennedy family.".
- catalog subject "Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969.".
- catalog subject "Politicians United States Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1 Mr. Ambassador 1 -- 2 Coming to America 7 -- 3 The Barkeep 24 -- 4 The Barkeep's Boy and the Politician's Daughter 37 -- 5 Scandal and Marriage 65 -- 6 The Adventure Begins 76 -- 7 Adjusting to Peacetime 88 -- 8 Hollywood Beckons 103 -- 9 Going Hollywood 113 -- 10 Seduced and Betrayed 134 -- 11 After Hollywood 172 -- 12 The Outsider Comes In 190 -- 13 The Consultant 208 -- 14 Of Family and Ambition 213 -- 15 "The Ambassador" 233 -- 16 The War Years 264 -- 17 Adrift 322 -- 18 The Race for the Senate 343 -- 19 Joe and Jacqueline 362 -- 20 The Run for President 384 -- 21 The View from the Top Is Always Down 420 -- 22 And Then There Was ... 426.".
- catalog title "Joseph P. Kennedy : the mogul, the mob, the statesman, and the making of an American myth / Ted Schwarz.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".