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The Resource Kick Kennedy : the charmed life and tragic death of the favorite Kennedy daughter, Barbara Leaming

Kick Kennedy : the charmed life and tragic death of the favorite Kennedy daughter, Barbara Leaming

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"Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy was the incandescent life-force of the fabled Kennedy family, her father's acknowledged "favorite of all the children" and her brother Jack's "psychological twin." She was the Kennedy of Kennedys, sure of her privilege, magnetically charming and somehow not quite like anyone else on whatever stage she happened to grace. The daughter of the American ambassador to the Court of St. James's, Kick swept into Britain's aristocracy like a fresh wind on a sweltering summer day. In a decaying world where everything was based on stultifying sameness and similarity, she was gloriously, exhilaratingly different. Kick was the girl whom all the boys fell in love with, the girl who remained painfully out of reach for most of them. To Kick, everything about this life was fun and amusing--until suddenly it was not. For this is also a story of how a girl like Kick, a girl who had everything, a girl who seemed made for happiness, confronted crushing sadness. Willing to pay the price for choosing the love she wanted, she would have to face the consequences of forsaking much that was dear to her. Bestselling and award-winning biographer Barbara Leaming draws on her unique access to firsthand accounts, extensive conversations with many of the key players, and previously-unseen sources to transport us to another world, one of immense wealth, arcane rituals and rules, glamour and tragedy, that has now disappeared forever."--Provided by publisher
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eng
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Kick Kennedy : the charmed life and tragic death of the favorite Kennedy daughter
Title
Kick Kennedy
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the charmed life and tragic death of the favorite Kennedy daughter
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Barbara Leaming
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
"Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy was the incandescent life-force of the fabled Kennedy family, her father's acknowledged "favorite of all the children" and her brother Jack's "psychological twin." She was the Kennedy of Kennedys, sure of her privilege, magnetically charming and somehow not quite like anyone else on whatever stage she happened to grace. The daughter of the American ambassador to the Court of St. James's, Kick swept into Britain's aristocracy like a fresh wind on a sweltering summer day. In a decaying world where everything was based on stultifying sameness and similarity, she was gloriously, exhilaratingly different. Kick was the girl whom all the boys fell in love with, the girl who remained painfully out of reach for most of them. To Kick, everything about this life was fun and amusing--until suddenly it was not. For this is also a story of how a girl like Kick, a girl who had everything, a girl who seemed made for happiness, confronted crushing sadness. Willing to pay the price for choosing the love she wanted, she would have to face the consequences of forsaking much that was dear to her. Bestselling and award-winning biographer Barbara Leaming draws on her unique access to firsthand accounts, extensive conversations with many of the key players, and previously-unseen sources to transport us to another world, one of immense wealth, arcane rituals and rules, glamour and tragedy, that has now disappeared forever."--Provided by publisher
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TEFOD
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Leaming, Barbara
Dewey number
973.922092/2
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
E843.K45
LC item number
L43 2016eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Kennedy family
  • Kennedy, Kathleen
  • Socialites
  • Aristocracy (Social class)
  • Americans
  • Young women
  • Young women
  • Catholics
  • Presidents
  • Great Britain
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Kick Kennedy : the charmed life and tragic death of the favorite Kennedy daughter, Barbara Leaming
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OverDrive eBook
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unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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unknown
Edition
First edition
Extent
1 online resource (292 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
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unknown
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online
Isbn
9781466882430
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unknown
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computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
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illustrations.
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not applicable
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unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
8FEBA790-B845-44BA-AA4D-F006A6E6DB7B
System control number
(OCoLC)946615759
Label
Kick Kennedy : the charmed life and tragic death of the favorite Kennedy daughter, Barbara Leaming
Link
Publication
Note
OverDrive eBook
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
First edition
Extent
1 online resource (292 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781466882430
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations.
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
8FEBA790-B845-44BA-AA4D-F006A6E6DB7B
System control number
(OCoLC)946615759

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