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Before the Storm (2002, Hill and Wang) 5 stars

Acclaimed historian Rick Perlstein chronicles the rise of the conservative movement in the liberal 1960s. …

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5 stars

I cannot recommend this (or Perlstein's other books in the "conservative trilogy") highly enough. If you want to understand the origins of the modern conservative movement, and how it came to be, you will not find a more thoroughly-researched exposition. This book is fantastic.