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[Review-Quotes] The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty by Neal Thompson

“Here is that rare thing: an untold chapter in the Kennedy saga. . .Compelling and illuminating.”—Jon Meacham

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 voters. Today, we remember this iconic American family as the vanguard of wealth, power, and style rather than as the descendants of poor immigrants. Here at last, we meet the first American Kennedys, Patrick and Bridget, who arrived as many thousands of others did following the Great Famine—penniless and hungry. Less than a decade after their marriage in Boston, Patrick’s sudden death left Bridget to raise their children single-handedly. Her rise from housemaid to shop owner in the face of rampant poverty and discrimination kept her family intact, allowing her only son P.J. to become a successful saloon owner and businessman. P.J. went on to become the first American Kennedy elected to public office—the first of many.

Written by the grandson of an Irish immigrant couple and based on first-ever access to P.J. Kennedy’s private papers, The First Kennedys is a story of sacrifice and survival, resistance and reinvention: an American story.

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Release date: February 22, 2022 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…

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How I wrote it: George Saunders

By Neal Thompson

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Short stories can "tell deep truths really quickly."

George Saunders' brilliant short story collection Tenth of December became a national bestseller and something of a phenomenon, an example of the lasting power of the short story form. During a visit to Seattle, Saunders spent time with us at the Brave Horse Tavern, where he discussed how the short story format is "beautifully suited to the way we live" because they can "tell deep truths really quickly."

>Read The New York Times Magazine profile, "George Saunders Has Written the Best Book You’ll Read This Year"

>Among the writers Saunders mentioned as influencing his work: Tobias Wolff, Alice Munro, Stuart Dybek, William Trevor, Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, Isaac Babel, and Lorrie Moore.

>Writers he's reading: Adam Levin and Horacio Moya.

>See all of George Saunders' books.

This article originally appeared on the Amazon Book Review.

Neal Thompson

Neal is author relations manager at Amazon.com, where he oversees the Amazon Literary Partnership. A former journalist, he is the author of four nonfiction books, including A Curious Man and Driving with the Devil. Find him on Twitter at nealthompson@

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