iv, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-336) and index
Contents:
Part I. Rose. From the cradle Between Joe and Honey Fitz Nine little helpless infants Leaving Boston Ambassadress Rosemary The marchioness and the war heroes Accolades, weddings, births, victories The First Mother "We all shall be happy together" On destiny Part II. Ethel. A love story, with detours The rise of the Skakels The girl with the red convertible Manhattanville Bobby's wife First births, first deaths Hickory Hill A tidal wave Run, Bobby, run A tremendous amount of presence Still herself Part III. Jackie. Black Jack and Janet That damn Vassar The career woman and the distinguished gentleman A sporadic courtship, a celebrity wedding Jack's dark side The senator's wife The campaigner The queen of the restoration Life at the White House, and away Patrick Dallas Aftermath The many lives of Jackie Kennedy Part IV. Joan. The music Marrying the Kennedys Campaigning with the Kennedys Catching up The supportive wife The prettiest stand-in "Nobody, nothing" Chappaquiddick "The beginning of the end" Still a Kennedy Part V. Vicki. A different type The womanizing ends Battling Romney New kind of Kennedy Time to sail To the grave
