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The First Kennedys - The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty (Paperback)
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The First Kennedys - The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty (Paperback)
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"Here is that rare thing: an untold chapter in the Kennedy saga. .
.Compelling and illuminating."-Jon Meacham Based on genealogical
breakthroughs and previously unreleased records, this is the first
book to explore the inspiring story of the poor Irish refugee
couple who escaped famine; created a life together in a city
hostile to Irish, immigrants, and Catholics; and launched the
Kennedy dynasty in America. Their Irish ancestry was a hallmark of
the Kennedys' initial political profile, as JFK leveraged his
working-class roots to connect with blue-collar voters. Today, we
remember this iconic American family as the vanguard of wealth,
power, and style rather than as the descendants of poor immigrants.
Here at last, we meet the first American Kennedys, Patrick and
Bridget, who arrived as many thousands of others did following the
Great Famine-penniless and hungry. Less than a decade after their
marriage in Boston, Patrick's sudden death left Bridget to raise
their children single-handedly. Her rise from housemaid to shop
owner in the face of rampant poverty and discrimination kept her
family intact, allowing her only son P.J. to become a successful
saloon owner and businessman. P.J. went on to become the first
American Kennedy elected to public office-the first of many.
Written by the grandson of an Irish immigrant couple and based on
first-ever access to P.J. Kennedy's private papers, The First
Kennedys is a story of sacrifice and survival, resistance and
reinvention: an American story.
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