Against the Wind

Praise for Against the Wind“A thorough, admiring, and not uncritical study of a political lion whose roar is much needed these days.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Praise for Neal Gabler and Catching the Wind “One of the truly great biographies of our time … Here is biography written at the highest level.”—Sean Wilentz, New York Times bestselling author of Bob Dylan in America and The Rise of American Democracy“A mammoth undertaking … Neal Gabler has brilliantly documented the rise of the most consequential legislator of our day, one who reached Shakespearean heights and tabloid depths. But the Ted Kennedy story is about much more. It is the tale of modern American liberalism and the shifting winds of political morality… . Deeply impressive.”—Walter Isaacson, New York Times bestselling author of Steve Jobs and Leonardo da Vinci“With his trademark elegance and insight, Gabler has crafted a moving portrait of the last Kennedy brother, which is also a portrait of the last great creative era of governance in the United States. Gabler has made a specialty of capturing the lives of architects of the culture, and now Ted Kennedy joins Walter Winchell and Walt Disney in a gallery of enduring biography.”—Jon Meacham, New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of America“Gabler, a brilliant historian and prodigious researcher, grapples with all sides of Kennedy’s complex personality. The result is a landmark study of Washington power politics in the twentieth century in the Robert A. Caro tradition… . Highly recommended!”—Douglas Brinkley, New York Times bestselling author of American Moonshot

Neal Gabler is the author of six books, including four biographies- Catching the Wind, An Empire of Their Own, Winchell, and Walt Disney. He has been the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, a Shorenstein fellowship, and a Woodrow Wilson Public Policy scholarship, and was the chief nonfiction judge of the National Book Awards.

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