The Kennedy Curse by Klein
Death was merciful to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, for it spared her a parent's worst nightmare: the loss of a child. But if Jackie had lived to see her son, JFK Jr., perish in a plane crash on his way to his cousin's wedding, she would have been doubly horrified by the familiar pattern in the tragedy. Once again, on a day that should have been full of joy and celebration, America's first family was struck by the Kennedy Curse.
In this probing expose, renowned Kennedy biographer Edward Klein--a bestselling author and journalist personally acquainted with many members of the Kennedy family--unravels one of the great mysteries of our time and explains why the Kennedys have been subjected to such a mind-boggling chain of calamities.
Drawing upon scores of interviews with people who have never spoken out before, troves of private documents, archives in Ireland and America, and private conversations with Jackie, Klein explores the underlying pattern that governs the Kennedy Curse.
The reader is treated to penetrating portraits of the Irish immigrant Patrick Kennedy; Rose Kennedy's father, "Honey Fitz"; the dynasty's founding father Joe Kennedy and his ill-fated daughter Kathleen, President Kennedy, accused rapist William Kennedy Smith, and the star-crossed lovers, JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. Each of the seven profiles demonstrates the basic premise of this book: The Kennedy Curse is the result of the destructive collision between the Kennedy's fantasy of omnipotence-an unremitting desire to get away with things that others cannot-and the cold, hard realities of life.
All Too Human: The Love Story of Jack and Jackie Kennedy and Just Jackie: Her Intimate Years are New York Times bestsellers by Edward Klein. He was John F. Kennedy's bodyguard. Kennedy was the international editor of Newsweek and worked as a foreign correspondent in Asia during his presidential campaign in 1960. The New York Times Magazine received the first Pulitzer Prize in its history during his eleven years as editor in chief. His work has featured in publications such as New York, Manhattan, inc., Vanity Fair, and Parade, where he also contributes to Walter Scott's Personality Parade.
He is the author of The Parachutists, a novel. He splits his time between New York City and the Long Island town of Bridgehampton.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312312930 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312312938 |
| Title | The Kennedy Curse |
| Author | Klein |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | St Martin's Press |
| Year published | 2004-04-17 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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