My Three Fathers : And the Elegant Deceptions of My Mother, Susan Mary Alsop by Bill V. Patten (2008, Hardcover)

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PublisherPublic Affairs
ISBN-101586485555
ISBN-139781586485559
eBay Product ID (ePID)63101744

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Book TitleMy Three Fathers : and the Elegant Deceptions of My Mother, Susan Mary Alsop
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicParenting / Fatherhood, Real Estate / General, General
IllustratorYes
GenreFamily & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
AuthorBill V. Patten
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-002882
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal920.073
SynopsisA son of the American aristocracy chronicles his glamorous childhood among the Washington elite--and comes to terms with his complicated lineage, Bill Patten grew up in the heart of privileged society to American parents--a debutante mother, a diplomatic father--stationed in Europe. Weekends away from his English boarding school were often spent at the regal country estates of important policy makers and historical figures of the mid-twentieth century. When Bill was twelve years old, his father, William Patten, died, and his mother remarried the renowned columnist Joe Alsop. Patten was swept into Washington during the Kennedy years, where he bore witness to his stepfather's legendary power-brokering, and watched a very different father figure at work. In 1996, when he was forty-seven years old, Bill Patten learned that his biological father was not William Patten, but the noted English diplomat, Duff Cooper. In this quest to know his triumvirate of fathers, Bill Patten offers an unforgettable memoir. My Three Fathers is a search for identity--and a luscious chronicle of a fascinating, bygone era of American aristocracy.
LC Classification NumberCT275.P415A3 2008

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