The Kennedy Compound: A Family Story of Hyannis Port is a captivating and intimate look at the Kennedy family's history and legacy through their Hyannis Port compound. With over a hundred in-depth interviews, the book offers surprising revelations and anecdotes that challenge media-created perceptions.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 04 July 2024
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

“Impeccably researched…captivating!” —Elin Hilderbrand * “A well-paced history.” — The New York Times Book Review * “Fascinating…with new details and well-sourced reporting.” —Associated Press NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The intimate,multigenerational story of the Kennedy family as seen through their Hyannis Port compound on Cape Cod—the iconic place where theyve celebrated,mourned,and bonded—based on more than a hundred in-depth interviews by a Rolling Stone editor and journalist Kate Storey. Hyannis Port,Massachusetts,is synonymous with the Kennedy family. It is where,for a hundred years,Americas most storied political family has come to celebrate,bond,play,and grieve. It is also the setting of so many events we remember: JFK giving his presidential acceptance speech,Jackie speaking with a Life magazine reporter just days after her husbands assassination,Senator Edward Kennedy seeking refuge after the Chappaquiddick crash,Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger tying the knot—and even Conor Kennedy courting pop star Taylor Swift. Anyone who has lived in,worked at,or visited the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port has had a front-row view to history. Now,with extraordinary access to the Kennedy family—and featuring more than fifty rarely-seen images—journalist Kate Storey gives us a remarkably intimate and poignant look at the rhythms of an American dynasty. Drawing from a wealth of conversations with family members,friends,neighbors,household and security staff,Storey delivers a rich and textured account of the Kennedys lives in their summer refuge. From the 1920s,when Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy rented then bought a home known as The Malcolm Cottage,to today,when many Kennedys have purchased their own homes surrounding whats now called The Big.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

The intimate, multigenerational story of the Kennedy family as seen through their Hyannis Port compound on Cape Cod—the iconic place where they've celebrated, mourned, and bonded—based on more than a hundred in-depth interviews by a Rolling Stone editor and journalist Kate Storey.

Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, is synonymous with the Kennedy family. It is where, for a hundred years, America's most storied political family has come to celebrate, bond, play, and grieve. It is also the setting of so many events we remember: JFK giving his presidential acceptance speech, Jackie speaking with a Life magazine reporter just days after her husband's assassination, Senator Edward Kennedy seeking refuge after the Chappaquiddick crash, Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger tying the knot—and even Conor Kennedy courting pop star Taylor Swift. Anyone who has lived in, worked at, or visited the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port has had a front-row view to history. Now, with extraordinary access to the Kennedy family—and featuring more than fifty rarely-seen images—journalist Kate Storey gives us a remarkably intimate and poignant look at the rhythms of an American dynasty.

Drawing from a wealth of conversations with family members, friends, neighbors, household and security staff, Storey delivers a rich and textured account of the Kennedys' lives in their summer refuge. From the 1920s, when Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy rented then bought a home known as The Malcolm Cottage, to today, when many Kennedys have purchased their own homes surrounding what's now called The Big.

“Impeccably researched…captivating!” —Elin Hilderbrand

* “A well-paced history.” — The New York Times Book Review

* “Fascinating…with new details and well-sourced reporting.” —Associated Press

Weight: 308g
Dimension: 212 x 138 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781982159191