From Joe and Rose's private wedding in the Archbishop of Boston's personal chapel, full circle to John and Carolyn's secret nuptials in a former slave chapel on a secluded island, Kennedy Weddings takes you to each event, with photographs, anecdotes, memories and souvenirs. For three generations the Kennedy family has been in the public eye, and for three generations their ...

Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
Written By: Jay Mulvaney

Since 1984, The Source has set the standard for family history references, winning the ALA "Best Reference" award and earning the top spot on Family Chronicle's "Top 10 Genealogical Books" list. As it's name suggests, it is the industry's most comprehensive guide to the full spectrum of genealogical resources in America! Each chapter in this new edition is a mini seminar written ...

Manufacturer: Ancestry Publishing

James Newton is an extraordinary man who formed friendships with several men who helped shape the 20th century. His associations found him a witness to the unveiling of Ford's new V-8 engine; discussing humanity with the father of modern surgery, Alexis Carrel; and in prewar France with the Lindbergh family. Illustrated.

Manufacturer: Harcourt
Written By: James Newton

Your Guide to Cemetery Research is a comprehensive, in-depth resource that's perfect for genealogists, researchers and historians. It covers everything from cemetery and death-related terminology to clues offered by headstone art, and cemeteries' role in our culture and history. This guide also examines the funeral customs of various ethnic groups and includes a social history of death that ...

Manufacturer: Betterway Books
Written By: Sharon Debartolo Carmack

In the compilation of this work Van Voorhis extracted liberally from early and contemporary newspapers of Monongahela and adjacent regions and counties, some in Pennsylvania and some in West Virginia--all of which, in their obituaries particularly, provide important and often unique biographical and genealogical data. Also included are lengthy sketches of the early families of the Monongahela ...

Manufacturer: Genealogical Publishing Company
Written By: John S. Van Voorhis

Manufacturer: G K Hall & Co
Written By: Sarah L.; Hearth, Amy Hill; Gk Hall Delany

There is a continuing fascination with the Romanov dynasty that ruled Russia for over 300 years. Charlotte Zeepvat seeks to widen the picture by looking at the lives of members of the family during the last century of imperial rule, a time of contrasts and a period in which the Tsars reached the peak of their wealth, prestige and power, yet also faced the growth of forces which would destroy them. ...

Manufacturer: Sutton Publishing
Written By: Charlotte Zeepvat

Who becomes a legend most? For more than two years, a panel composed of such arbiters of culture as Leo Castelli, Rita Dove, Bruce Jenner, Joyce Carol Oates, Daniel Schorr, Gay Talese, Pierre Trudeau, and Eli Wallach pondered that question and came up with a list of the 200 most important icons of the 20th century. Their choices are compiled in this wonderfully designed book. Each icon ...

Manufacturer: Overlook Hardcover
Written By: Barbara Cady, Jean-Jacques Naudet

Parrotheads, Hemingway aficionados, and sun worshipers view Key West as a tropical paradise, and scores of writers have set tales of mystery and romance on the island. The city’s real story—told by Maureen Ogle in this lively and engaging illustrated account—is as fabulous as fiction. In the two centuries since the city’s pioneer founders battled Indians, pirates, and deadly ...

Manufacturer: University Press of Florida
Written By: Maureen Ogle

A celebration of the personalities that make New York city unique - neighbourhood fixtures, local celebraties, famous personalities, and the truly eccentric. Here they are photographed in their own distinctive environment with a brief accompanying biography and personal statement.

Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
Written By: Gillian Zoe Segal