Against the wind, Edward Kennedy and the rise of conservatism, Neal Gabler
Type
Label
Against the wind, Edward Kennedy and the rise of conservatism, Neal Gabler
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1043-1161)and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
platesillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Against the wind
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1319009851
Responsibility statement
Neal Gabler
Sub title
Edward Kennedy and the rise of conservatism
Summary
Against the Wind completes Neal Gabler<U+2019>s magisterial biography of Ted Kennedy, but it also unfolds the epic, tragic story of the fall of liberalism and the destruction of political morality in America. With Richard Nixon having stilled the liberal wind that once propelled Kennedy<U+2019>s<U+2014>and his fallen brothers<U+2019><U+2014>political crusades, Ted Kennedy faced a lonely battle. As Republicans pressed Reaganite dogmas of individual freedom and responsibility and Democratic centrists fell into line, Kennedy was left as the most powerful voice legislating on behalf of those society would neglect or punish: the poor, the working class, and African Americans
Table Of Contents
Introduction: A countervailing wind -- A man of the Senate -- The chemistry of the Senate -- "A special place in his animus" -- Sniffing the wind -- "In the lap of the gods" -- "Just another Clark Kent" -- "Keep the rudder true" -- "Everything but the nomination" -- Life after disaster -- "The powerful appeal of our most decent values" -- A new man -- "We need the results" -- The undertow -- Mea culpa -- "Stability and tranquility" -- "The battle of his political life" -- Stiffening their spines -- Running the Senate -- Endings and epilogues -- The charm offensive/the war offensive -- "A fraud cooked up in Texas" -- "The moral challenge of doing the right thing" -- Hope -- Return to the sea
Target audience
adult