Joseph P.Kennedy: The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman and the Making of an American Myth - Hardcover

Schwarz, Ted

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471176818 ISBN 13: 9780471176817

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2003

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A revealing new biography of the man who founded the Kennedy dynasty In this eye--opening book, Ted Schwarz deconstructs the myths that surround Joseph P. Kennedy and reveals for the first time the true story of this larger--than--life patriarch. Drawing on his unique access he knows the Kennedy family and has reviewed the files of a private investigator who worked for and against the Kennedys Schwarz shows how growing up Irish among Boston's Brahmin fueled Kennedy's anger and drove him to make his mark as a businessman, a movie mogul, and a public official. Packed with never--before--revealed details about Kennedy's organized crime connections, his ambivalent relationship with FDR, his anti--Semitism, and his role in JFK's political career, this is required reading for anyone interested in the Kennedy clan. Ted Schwarz (Cleveland, OH) is the author, coauthor, or ghost writer on more than 100 books, including The Peter Lawford Story, The Kennedys: The Third Generation, and Rose Kennedy and Her Family.

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Ted Schwarz has written and coauthored more than 100 books. Among his bestselling titles are The Peter Lawford Story, The Kennedys: The Third Generation, and Rose Kennedy and Her Family.

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How far would the brash and ambitious young son of an Irish Catholic saloonkeeper go to prove himself the equal of Bostons disdainful Protestant elite? Joe Kennedys 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 unflinching portrait of the man who sired three of Americas most important twentieth-century political figures introduces a wealth of new information about Kennedys questionable financial practices, his Hollywood exploits, his tenure as ambassador to Great Britain, and his very risky relationship with organized crime.

Author Ted Schwarz reveals that, long before his familys name became synonymous with wealth, glamour, political idealism, and agonizing personal tragedy, Joe Kennedy was on the move. From baseball scams he concocted as an adolescent to his cynical manipulation of Franklin Roosevelts son, Kennedy showed few scruples when it came to getting ahead in the world. Even his long and successful courtship of Rose Fitzgerald, daughter of Bostons first Irish mayor, was calculated to advance his career and improve his standing in the community.

Drawing on previously untapped sources, including interviews with Meyer Lanskys accountant, who knew Joe in Miami, and the files of a private investigator who worked both for and against the Kennedy family for many years, Schwarz provides a rare peek into Joseph Kennedys most secret activities and most public accomplishments. He discloses how Joe prevented Rose from being humiliated by his very public affair with screen siren Gloria Swanson, what made him think that he could safely do business with Al Capone, and much more.

Schwarz also assesses Kennedys accomplishments and failures in business and politics, including the creation of the vertical merger, his transformation of the Hollywood studio into a product business manufacturer, and his dismal performance as Ambassador to Britain.

Complete with fascinating portraits of Joes father, P. J. Kennedy, Mayor John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, and a huge supporting cast of politicians, movie stars, gangsters, con artists, and captains of industry, Joseph P. Kennedy tells a classic American tale of ambition, greed, triumph, and tragedy. It is must-reading for Kennedy buffs, biography lovers, business readers, and anyone interested in the complex and controversial story behind the patriarch of Americas most loved, most hated, and most talked-about family.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0471176818
• ISBN 13: 9780471176817
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 480
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