Praise for "Edward Kennedy" <br>"Hersh, a Harvard classmate of the future senator . . . makes good use of sources going back six decades to paint a personal portrait." --Jonathan Alter, "The New York Times Book Review" <br>"For readers exhausted at the thought of another Ted Kennedy biography, this one is beautifully written and exquisitely detailed with plenty of new material drawn from investigation and interviews with Kennedy and his family, friends, and colleagues, as well as some impressions by historian Hersh, a friend of Kennedy's since childhood. There's the family history: driven Joe Kennedy, about whose philosophy of cutthroat competition, Hersh writes: "Nothing here the Corleones wouldn't rubber-stamp." Ted was born last in a large brood of overambitious, outsize personalities, so he developed the skills for gregariousness and conciliation that would serve him well in politics. All the usual history is here: the dirty politics of each Kennedy's career climb, the assassinations of John and Robert, Ted's stoic taking up of the Kennedy mantle, Chappaquiddick, the drinking, the affairs, and redemption, but it is fleshed out with previously undisclosed ruminations by Kennedy and the people who knew him well. Hersh also offers new insights on the accident that nearly destroyed Kennedy's political life, the drowning of Mary Jo Kopechne. Part 1 contains mesmerizing analysis of the personal dynamics between the famous Kennedy brothers and Ted's self-doubts and eventual mastery of the political game. Part 2 focuses on Kennedy's growth in the powerful position of "shadow president," the man who, though he failed to achieve what at one time had been considered inevitable, nevertheless wielded enormous political power and influence. Totally riveting." --"Booklist" (starred review) <br>"In the end it was Ted Kennedy, the scapegrace kid brother, who stood for something, passed important laws, defended liberal principles, and had the most substantial career. Nos
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