An edition of The other Mrs. Kennedy (1994)

The other Mrs. Kennedy

Ethel Skakel Kennedy : an American drama of power, privilege, and politics

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An edition of The other Mrs. Kennedy (1994)

The other Mrs. Kennedy

Ethel Skakel Kennedy : an American drama of power, privilege, and politics

1st ed.
  • 4.0 (1 rating) ·
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  • 1 Currently reading
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America possesses indelible images of Ethel Skakel Kennedy: the vivacious political partner vigorously campaigning next to her ambitious husband; an American madonna, surrounded by her brood of eleven children; most poignant, a grief-stricken wife cradling her husband's head as he lay mortally wounded.

Unlike her glamorous sister-in-law Jackie, Ethel felt a compulsive need to prove herself "more Kennedy than thou." Because of her unrelenting loyalty, she played a starring role in the clan's triumphs and tragedies, from Camelot to California, Chappaquiddick to Palm Beach.

Ethel, like the Kennedys, had a destructive streak traceable to her roots. For The Other Mrs. Kennedy also is the story of her own wealthy, star-crossed Irish Catholic family, the Skakels: a gothic tale of alcoholism, adultery, arson, and even suspected murder. The dark heritage would be passed on by Ethel to some of her children, whose lives reeled out of control, sparking even more heartbreak and controversy.

Manipulative, ruthless, and cunning where the clan's interests are concerned, Ethel has maintained a devotion to Bobby's memory that is obsessive. She is a woman with enormous clout, and her wrath has been felt at the highest levels of Washington's power elite.

Jerry Oppenheimer has conducted literally hundreds of interviews with family members, friends, and political associates to paint a very intimate portrait of Ethel Skakel Kennedy and the life she has made for herself without the man she loved, the man who might have been President.

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St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Pages
542

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The Other Mrs. Kennedy : An Intimate and Revealing Look at the Hidden Life of Ethel Skakel Kennedy
May 15, 1995, St. Martin's Paperbacks
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The other Mrs. Kennedy
1995, St. Martin's Press
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Cover of: The other Mrs. Kennedy
The other Mrs. Kennedy: Ethel Skakel Kennedy : an American drama of power, privilege, and politics
1994, St. Martin's Press
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 489-521) and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.922/092, B
Library of Congress
E840.8.K4 O67 1994, E840.8.K4O67 1994

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 542 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
542

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1082672M
Internet Archive
othermrskennedye00oppe
ISBN 10
0312110405
LCCN
94006279
OCLC/WorldCat
29953000
Library Thing
2268736
Goodreads
70469

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ETHEL SKAKEL KENNEDY'S roots are buried deep in the plantation life and cotton fields of Mississippi.
added anonymously.

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