Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction: In Search of Icons 1
5. 1. Burke in Brief: A “Philosophical” Primer 7
6. Part I: Early America
7. 2. Old Seeds, New Soil: The Land of Paine 25
8. 3. Federalist Persuasions: John and J. Q. Adams 33
9. 4. Democratic America: The Ethos of Liberalism 58
10. 5. American Whigs: A Conservative Response 73
11. Part II: Transition to Modern America
12. 6. The Gilded Age: Eclectic Interpretations 107
13. 7. Theodore Roosevelt: Blazing Forward, Looking Backward 122
14. 8. Woodrow Wilson: Confronting American Maturity 143
15. Part III: Postwar America
16. 9. Modern Times: Conjunctions and Consensus 165
17. 10. Natural Law: A Neo-traditionalist Revival 172
18. 11. The Cold War: Existential Threat Redux 200
19. 12. Contemporary Conservatives: Victories and Illusions 216
20. Conclusion: A World without Fathers 229
21. Notes 243
22. Index 279