White House By The Sea A Century Of The Kennedys At Hyannis Port

Binding: Paperback
Description: Impeccably researched captivating! Elin Hilderbrand * A well - paced history. The New York Times Book Review * Fascinating with new details and well - sourced reporting. Associated Press NEW YORK Times Bestseller! The intimate multigenerational story of the Kennedy family as seen through their Hyannis Port compound on Cape Cod the iconic place where they ve celebrated mourned and bonded based on more than a hundred in - depth interviews by a Rolling Stone editor and journalist Kate Storey. Hyannis Port Massachusetts is synonymous with the Kennedy family. It is where for a hundred years America's most storied political family has come to celebrate bond play and grieve. It is also the setting of so many events we remember: JFK giving his presidential acceptance speech Jackie speaking with a Life magazine reporter just days after her husband's assassination Senator Edward Kennedy seeking refuge after the Chappaquiddick crash Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger tying the knot and even Conor Kennedy courting pop star Taylor Swift. Anyone who has lived in worked at or visited the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port has had a front - row view to history. Now with extraordinary access to the Kennedy family and featuring more than fifty rarely - seen images journalist Kate Storey gives us a remarkably intimate and poignant look at the rhythms of an American dynasty. Drawing from a wealth of conversations with family members friends neighbors household and security staff Storey presents a rich and textured account of the Kennedys lives in their summer refuge. From the 1920s when Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy rented then bought a home known as The Malcolm Cottage to today when many Kennedys have purchased their own homes surrounding what's now called The Big House this book delivers many surprising revelations across the decades including what matriarch Rose considered the family's greatest tragedy the rivalrous relationship between brothers Jack and Joe details about Jackie's life at the compound and previously unknown glimpses into JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's loving and ill - fated relationship. Engaging and intimate anecdotes that often stand in contrast to predominant media - created perceptions. Readers will come away with new insights and due appreciation for this uniquely American dynasty (Booklist starred review).
Title: White House By The Sea A Century Of The Kennedys At Hyannis Port
Author(s): Storey Kate
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Barcode: 9781982159191
Pages: 368 Pages, 16-Pg 4-C Insert; 1 B&W Map Throughout;
Publication Date: 6/4/2024
Category: Biography: Historical, Political & Military