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The Rise and Fall of Modern American Conservatism
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threeBarry GoldwaterCowboy Conservatism, Race Politics, and the Other SixtiesBarry Goldwater was no Bill Buckley. His sister believed that he had never read a book while he was growing up in Phoenix. He had gone to the University of Arizona, but he lasted only a year. Poised to run for the presidency in 1964, Goldwater was willing to wonder if he was smart enough to sit in the Oval Office. “Doggone it,” he told To view this image, please refer to the print version of this book
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threeBarry GoldwaterCowboy Conservatism, Race Politics, and the Other SixtiesBarry Goldwater was no Bill Buckley. His sister believed that he had never read a book while he was growing up in Phoenix. He had gone to the University of Arizona, but he lasted only a year. Poised to run for the presidency in 1964, Goldwater was willing to wonder if he was smart enough to sit in the Oval Office. “Doggone it,” he told To view this image, please refer to the print version of this book
© 2018 Princeton University Press, Princeton

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. List of Illustrations vii
  4. Acknowledgments ix
  5. Introduction 1
  6. One. Robert Taft: The Gray Men of Modern Conservatism and the Rights of Property 9
  7. Two. William Buckley: Building the Conservative Political Culture 39
  8. Three. Barry Goldwater: Cowboy Conservatism, Race Politics, and the Other Sixties 77
  9. Four. Phyllis Schlafly: Domestic Conservatism and Social Order 119
  10. Five. Ronald Reagan: The Conservative Hero 159
  11. Six. George W. Bush: The Conservative Calling and the Great Crack-up 209
  12. Conclusion 257
  13. Notes 263
  14. Index 285
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. List of Illustrations vii
  4. Acknowledgments ix
  5. Introduction 1
  6. One. Robert Taft: The Gray Men of Modern Conservatism and the Rights of Property 9
  7. Two. William Buckley: Building the Conservative Political Culture 39
  8. Three. Barry Goldwater: Cowboy Conservatism, Race Politics, and the Other Sixties 77
  9. Four. Phyllis Schlafly: Domestic Conservatism and Social Order 119
  10. Five. Ronald Reagan: The Conservative Hero 159
  11. Six. George W. Bush: The Conservative Calling and the Great Crack-up 209
  12. Conclusion 257
  13. Notes 263
  14. Index 285
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