《The Kennedy Curse: Why Tragedy Has Haunted Americas First Family for 150 Years》

在线阅读本书 Book Description The subject of endless fascination, no family in modern America has been more blessed-or more cursed-than the Kennedy family. Edward Klein, already renowned for his eye-opening and revelatory Kennedy portraits All Too Human and Just Jackie, delves deep into the misfortunes of the Kennedy clan, developing the premise that a curse has plagued them for centuries. Starting with Patrick in Ireland in 1834, Klein traces the family's misfortunes to the modern era, discussing both little-known and notorious subjects. For example, he examines the political and social worlds of Joe Kennedy, the William Kennedy Smith scandal, zeroes in on John, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, and in a compulsively readable way, offers up a fascinating view of America's most famous family. About Author Edward Klein is the author of the New York Times bestsellers All Too Human: The Love Story of Jack and Jackie Kennedy and Just Jackie : Her Private Years. He covered John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign, served as a foreign correspondent in Asia, and was foreign editor of Newsweek. During his eleven years as editor in chief of The New York Times Magazine, it won the first Pulitzer Prize in its history. His articles have appeared in New York, Manhattan, inc., Vanity Fair, and Parade, for which he also writes "Walter Scott's Personality Parade." He is the author of the novel The Parachutists. He lives with his wife, Dolores Barrett, in New York City and Bridgehampton, Long Island. Book Dimension : length: (cm)23.7 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)16