BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT tells the real story behind Fitzgerald's classic novel and its enigmatic hero, debunking the belief that Great Neck, Long Island was the setting for The Great Gatsby. Illustrated with a fantastic array of never-before-seen photos from the Lewis Family, the scrapbooks of the Fitzgeralds, period newspaper clippings, and local accounts of the activities of the author and his wife, as well as the man Webb believes inspired Jay Gatsby, the book is an eye-opening contribution to what we understand about an iconic American author. Les mer