false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170874728m/75330.jpg 75330 5 "Be more Irish than Harvard," inscribed Robert Frost in the book of poetry he gave to John F. Kennedy at the 1961 presidential inauguration. With these simple words, Frost hit upon the experience that defined America's favorite political dynasty for over five generations: their Irish Catholicism. Drawing on groundbreaking research both here and abroad, acclaimed journalist Thomas Maier shows how their cultural background molded the Kennedy family to the core-both bolstering stunning successes and coloring spectacular tragedies. Casting new light on the Kennedys' struggles with race, anti-Semitism, the sexual mores of the Catholic Church, and even on John F. Kennedy's<I> A Nation of Immigrants</I>, the result is a revelatory glimpse at a remarkable intersection of private beliefs and public politics-and a spellbinding, uniquely American epic. 832297 2003 The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings total:25|5:2|4:15|3:6|2:2|1:0| 25 92 46 4 4 1 false false Tue Mar 24 05:44:20 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 05:44:20 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Fri Mar 13 18:22:58 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 18:23:16 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 03 17:28:43 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 17:32:10 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon May 19 14:05:15 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 04 12:03:43 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Nov 25 09:20:58 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 13:14:42 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Nov 18 11:38:57 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 11:38:57 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 25 03:18:11 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 11:12:49 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 03:18:38 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Oct 13 20:07:45 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 20:07:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 07 17:44:16 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 17:44:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 23 09:15:37 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 09:15:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 18 09:43:16 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 09:43:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 13 11:38:13 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 11:38:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 09 15:30:52 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 15:30:52 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Aug 30 13:32:27 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 13:32:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 27 10:28:38 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 10:28:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 16:47:50 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 16:47:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 18 22:17:54 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 22:17:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 15 11:09:24 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 07:53:38 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 11:09:24 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jun 02 15:49:45 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 12:04:47 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 15:49:45 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Apr 09 13:14:01 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 13:14:05 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=75330