{"product_id":"the-patriarch-isbn-9780143124078","title":"The Patriarch","description":"In this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and interviews with Kennedy family members and friends, Nasaw tells the story of a man who participated in the major events of his times: the booms and busts, the Depression and the New Deal, two world wars and the Cold War, and the birth of the New Frontier. In studying Kennedy's life, we relive the history of the American century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Riveting . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Patriarch\u003c\/i\u003e is a book hard to put down . . . As his son indelibly put it some months before his father was struck down: 'Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your county.' One wonders what was going through the mind of the patriarch, sitting a few feet away listening to that soaring sentiment as a fourth-generation Kennedy became president of the United States.  After coming to know him over the course of this brilliant, compelling book, the reader might suspect that he was thinking he had done more than enough for his country.  But the gods would demand even more.\" - New York Times Book Review\u003cb\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times's \u003c\/i\u003eTen Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eKirkus's \u003c\/i\u003eBest Nonfiction Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eRiveting…\u003ci\u003eThe Patriarch\u003c\/i\u003e is a book hard to put down…\u003c\/b\u003eAs his son indelibly put it some months before his father was struck down: ‘Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your county.’ One wonders what was going through the mind of the patriarch, sitting a few feet away listening to that soaring sentiment as a fourth-generation Kennedy became president of the United States.  After coming to know him over the course of this \u003cb\u003ebrilliant, compelling\u003c\/b\u003e book, the reader might suspect that he was thinking he had done more than enough for his country.  But the gods would demand even more.” – \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“David Nasaw’s \u003ci\u003eThe Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ethe sort of biography that begs to be called ‘magisterial.’\u003c\/b\u003e– \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mr. Nasaw has the rare ability to see the big picture and frame the detail with careful scholarship -- all the while making room for elements that do not fit -- which in Joe Kennedy's case is quite a lot…. Mr. Nasaw's is \u003cb\u003ea literate and searching exposition of the patriarch's life that offers the reader compelling answers to questions about JPK…. If \u003ci\u003eThe Patriarch \u003c\/i\u003edoesn't scoop up some serious accolades for the writing of American history, the fix is in.\u003c\/b\u003e” – \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Nasaw\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Million\u003c\/i\u003e, named a best book of the year by NPR, \u003ci\u003eKirkus, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Patriarch\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \"Five Best Non-Fiction Books of the Year\"; \u003ci\u003eAndrew Carnegie\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \"Notable Book of the Year\" and the winner of the American History Book Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Chief,\u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Bancroft Prize\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He was the Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Professor of History at the CUNY Graduate Center and the president of the Society of American Historians. In 2023, he was honored by the New York Public Library as a “Library Lion.” Nasaw’s newest book, \u003ci\u003eThe Wounded Generation\u003c\/i\u003e, will be published by Penguin Press in October 2025.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300169765093,"sku":"NP9780143124078","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143124078.jpg?v=1767740889","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-patriarch-isbn-9780143124078","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}