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The Kennedys at Cape Cod, 1944
The Summer That Changed Everything
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The Kennedys considered their home in Hyannis Port, Cape Cod, ‘The big white house’, to be a haven from their busy lives. Yet in the summer of 1944, against the backdrop of WWII, the events that unfolded for them there changed the family forever. Beginning in...
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This book tells the story of the Kennedy family during the summer of 1944, leading up to the death of Joe Jr that became a turning point for a family on the cusp of political greatness.
This book tells the story of the Kennedy family during the summer of 1944, leading up to the death of Joe Jr that became a turning point for a family on the cusp of political greatness.
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The Kennedys considered their home in Hyannis Port, Cape Cod, ‘The big white house’, to be a haven from their busy lives. Yet in the summer of 1944, against the backdrop of WWII, the events that unfolded for them there changed the family forever.
Beginning in the May of that year, The Kennedys at Cape Cod, 1944 paints an intimate picture of those few months. As the younger Kennedy children and their parents settled into their summer home, it follows the family drama that unfolded.
From the scandal of the eldest daughter, Kick, marrying William ‘Billy’ Cavendish, and the eldest son, Joe Jr’s, dangerous and secret bombing missions over Europe, to second son Jack’s quiet recovery from injury sustained in the line of duty, younger daughter Rosemary’s conspicuous absence and the youngest son, Ted’s, loneliness, it explores the innermost hopes, fears and anxieties of each Kennedy.
Following these events as they played out over the summer of 1944, it culminates with the event that would change them forever: the tragic death of Joe Jr.
Offering a close account of the months leading up to this momentous moment, The Kennedys at Cape Cod, 1944 is an unparalleled and never-before-revealed account of how the family experienced and responded to this tragedy, which was later described as a ‘turn in the road’ for their family. The summer of 1944 changed all their lives, and in propelling the second brother, Jack Kennedy, into the political limelight, changed the course of American political history.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781350512580
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Illustration: 30 bw illus
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 142.0mm
Height: 218.0mm
Weight: 438g
Pages: 264
About the Author
Leigh Straw is Associate Professor of History at Notre Dame University, Australia, where she teaches in Australian, European and Modern US history. She is the author of several books including The Petticoat Parade: Madam Monnier and the Roe Street Brothels (2021) for which she was joint winner of the 2022 Margaret Medcalf Award for Excellence in Research and Referencing. Her other books include The Worst Women in Sydney: The Life and Crimes of Kate Leigh (2016) which was longlisted for an Australian Book Industry Award.
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