6 America First, 1940– 1945

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1 Chowan County, North Carolina 1700– 1899 11
5. 2 Stockton, 1899– 1910 24
6. 3 Elizabeth City, Raleigh, Annapolis, 1910– 1919 32
7. 4 The Candyman, 1919– 1927 43
8. 5 Professional Breakdown and the Great Depression, 1928– 1940 57
9. 6 America First, 1940– 1945 64
10. 7 Postwar Dreams and Delusions, 1946– 1950 76
11. 8 The Candidate, 1950 88
12. 9 May God Forgive Us, 1951– 1952 100
13. 10 There’s Just Something about Ike, 1952 123
14. 11 A Republican Looks at His President, 1953– 1954 135
15. 12 The Saga of John Birch, 1954 151
16. 13 Adventures in the Far East, 1954– 1955 160
17. 14 Arrivals and Departures, 1955– 1958 169
18. 15 The Indy Eleven, 1957– 1959 191
19. 16 Revelations, 1959– 1960 207
20. 17 Goldwater in ’60, 1960 216
21. 18 Staccato Jabs, 1961– 1962 225
22. 19 Succession? 1961– 1962 246
23. 20 “Where Were You in ’62?,” 1962 254
24. 21 Revolution in the Streets and the Paranoid Style in Belmont, 1963 264
25. 22 Two Novembers, 1963– 1964 286
26. 23 Nadir, 1965– 1966 295
27. 24 Avenging the Insiders, 1966– 1968 302
28. 25 The Fifty- Foot Cabin Cruiser, 1969– 1975 318
29. 26 Bunker, 1970– 1978 333
30. 27 Making Morning in America . . . , 1970– 1985 344
31. Epilogue 371
32. Acknowledgments 385
33. Notes 391
34. Index 435