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(0)Neal Thompson
Author
Language
English
Description
"Based on genealogical breakthroughs and previously unreleased records, this is the first book to explore the inspiring story of the poor Irish refugee couple who escaped famine, created a life together in a city hostile to Irish, immigrants, and Catholics, and launched the Kennedy dynasty in America. Their Irish ancestry was a hallmark of the Kennedys' initial political profile, as JFK leveraged his working-class roots to connect with blue-collar...
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"With a dispassionate but tender eye, Thompson captures the ache, fizz, yearning and frustration of being the father of adolescent boys--and of adolescence itself, observed and remembered." --Michael Chabon. What makes a good father, and what makes one a failure? Does less-is-more parenting inspire independence and strength, or does it encourage defiance and trouble? Kickflip Boys is the story of a father's struggle to understand his willful skateboarder...
Author
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 411 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the origins of NASCAR racing in the world of Southern moonshiners, who used fast Ford cars to transport bootleg alcohol during the Depression and who transformed their driving skills to the Dixie racetracks in the aftermath of World War II.