Dear Mrs Kennedy by Paul De Angelis
In the weeks and months following the assassination of her husband, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy received more than one million letters. The impact of President Kennedy's death was so immense that people from every station in life wrote to her, sharing their feelings of sympathy, sorrow, and hope. With letters from political luminaries such as Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr., and Charles De Gaulle; Hollywood stars like Lauren Bacall, Vivian Leigh, and Gene Kelly; foreign dignitaries including Queen Elizabeth II, the King and Queen of Greece, and the Prince of Monaco; and celebrities like Ezra Pound, Noel Coward, Babe Paley, Langston Hughes, Oleg Cassini, Josephine Baker. This is more than just a compendium of letters. Dear Mrs. Kennedy uses these many voices to tell the unforgettable story of those fateful four days in November, when the world was struck with shock and sadness. Filled with emotion, patriotism, and insight, the letters are a poignant time capsule of one of the seminal events of the twentieth century. Dear Mrs. Kennedy offers a diverse portrait not only of the aftermath of the assassination, but of the Kennedy mystique that continues to captivate the world.
Paul De Angelis served more than three decades in the book publishing business as Editor, Editorial Director, or Editor-in-Chief of such publishing companies as St. Martin's Press and E.P. Dutton and Kodansha America. After becoming an independent editor in 1996 he founded Paul De Angelis Book Development, which assists authors, agents, publishers and organizations in turning ideas & manuscripts into books. Since 1997 Paul has edited, contributed to, and co-published the quarterly guide to the Rhinebeck-Red Hook-Hudson area of the mid-Hudson Valley, ABOUTTOWN. Paul grew up in the suburban Maryland part of the Washington DC metropolitan area during the Eisenhower and Kennedy eras, and now lives in Connecticut's northwest corner. In the past few years his main writing and research interest has been American culture and politics in its intersection with the wider world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781250041739 |
| ISBN 10 | 1250041732 |
| Title | Dear Mrs Kennedy |
| Author | Paul De Angelis |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Griffin Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-11-05 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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