‘The First Kennedys’ explores a dynasty’s humble Irish roots
BOSTON (AP) — Think of the Kennedys and some elitist attributes come to mind: wealth, power, influence, elegance. But the great-grandparents of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy possessed none of those things. And the family's improbable journey from obscurity in Ireland to eventual celebrity in the U.S. offers hope to America's latest arrivals from Afghanistan, Ukraine and beyond. In a new book, "The First Kennedys," author Neal Thompson […]