Edward M. Kennedy is widely regarded as one of the great
Senators in the nation''s history. He is also the patriarch of
America''s most heralded family. In this landmark autobiography,
five years in the making, Senator Kennedy speaks with unprecedented
candour about his extraordinary life. He writes movingly of his
brothers and their influence on him; his marriage to the woman who
changed his life, Victoria Reggie Kennedy; his role in the major
events of our time from the civil rights movement to the election
of Barack Obama; and how his recent diagnosis of a malignant brain
tumour has given even greater urgency to his long crusade for
improved health care for all Americans. Written with warmth, wit,
and grace, TRUE COMPASS is Edward M. Kennedy''s inspiring legacy to
readers and to history.
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Edward M. Kennedy has represented Massachusetts in the U.S.
Senate for 47 years. In 2004, he began interviews at the Miller
Center of the University of Virginia for an oral history project
about his life. Since then, he has worked closely on this book with
Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Powers, co-author of the bestseller Flags
of Our Fathers and author of Mark Twain: A Life, a finalist for the
National Book Critics Circle Award.