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American legacy : the story of John & Caroline Kennedy / C. David Heymann.
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- Author/Creator:
- Heymann, C. David (Clemens David), 1945-2012.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kennedy, John F., Jr., 1960-1999.
- Kennedy, John F.
- Kennedy, Caroline, 1957-.
- Kennedy, Caroline.
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
- Children of presidents--United States--Biography.
- Children of presidents.
- Families.
- Brothers and sisters.
- United States.
- Siblings--United States--Biography.
- Siblings.
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Family.
- Kennedy, John F., Jr., 1960-1999--Death and burial.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 593 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Atria Books, 2007.
- Summary:
- In the first dual biography of John and Caroline Kennedy, bestselling author C. David Heymann draws upon a voluminous archive of personal interviews to present a telling portrait of the famous first siblings, from their childhood and the dark aftermath of their father's assassination to their uneasy adolescence and the loving but at times trying relationship with their larger-than-life mother.
- American Legacy reveals insider accounts of the assassination attempt made on pregnant Jackie; JFK Jr.'s romantic escapades and predominantly happy marriage to Carolyn Bessette; the shocking report of John's autopsy following his tragic fatal plane crash; Caroline's rise to become one of the wealthiest women in America and her life now as the sole keeper of her family's magnificently complex legacy.
- A definitive history, American Legacy overturns much of what we thought we knew about two of the most talked-about members of the Kennedy clan.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Fall of Icarus (1) 3
- Chapter 2 The Fall of Icarus (2) 32
- Chapter 3 "Good Morning, Mr. President" 53
- Chapter 4 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue 72
- Chapter 5 Camelot at Dusk 103
- Chapter 6 New York, 1964-1968 131
- Chapter 7 Rich as Croesus 152
- Chapter 8 Rites of Passage 176
- Chapter 9 A Greek Tragedy 198
- Chapter 10 First Love 209
- Chapter 11 Brown 236
- Chapter 12 Maurice and Ed 261
- Chapter 13 Winners and Losers 274
- Chapter 14 Babies, Books, Boys, and New Girlfriends 298
- Chapter 15 The Best and Worst of Times 329
- Chapter 16 John and Daryl 352
- Chapter 17 Death Be Not Proud 381
- Chapter 18 Passing the Torch 397
- Chapter 19 Love's Labour's Lost 424
- Chapter 20 Wedding of the Decade 453
- Chapter 21 Paradise Lost 469
- Chapter 22 Keeper of the Flame 499.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-562) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780743497381
- 0743497384
- 9780743497398
- 0743497392
- 9781416546382
- 1416546383
- OCLC:
- 85822510
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