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Author Swift, Will, 1947-

Title The Kennedys amidst the gathering storm : a thousand days in London, 1938-1940 / Will Swift.

Publication Info. [Washginton, D.C.] : Smithsonian Books New York, NY : Collins, [2008]
©2008

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Location Call No. Status
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  BIOG KENNEDY FAMILY    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xxvi, 374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [345]-350) and index.
Contents Prologue : Twisting the lion's tail -- 1938 -- 1939 -- 1940 -- Epilogue : "The crowns of suffering".
Summary Fresh interpretation of the ambassadorship of Joseph Kennedy and explores the intricate, often shifting relationships among Kennedy, Chamberlain, Churchill, and Roosevelt.
Subject Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969.
Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 -- Family.
Kennedy family.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history.
Ambassadors -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN 9780061173561
0061173568
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