Just right : a life in pursuit of liberty / / Lee Edwards

• Autore: Edwards Lee <1932->
• Pubblicazione: Wilmington, Delaware : , : ISI Books, , 2017; ©2017
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (384 pages)
• Disciplina: 320.52092
• Soggetto topico: Conservatism - United States; Historians - United States; Conservatives - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1945-1989; United States Politics and government 1989-
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cradle conservative -- Paris holiday -- The movement -- Rebels with a cause -- Reluctant champion -- The day Kennedy died -- Decision time -- A choice, not an echo -- The real Barry Goldwater -- The must primary -- Civil rights and the constitution -- Convention -- Things that matter -- Extremism and liberty -- Anything goes -- Let Goldwater be Goldwater -- Landslide -- 27 million americans can't be wrong -- On my own -- Author, author -- The "voice" of the silent majority -- Square power -- The rabbi and the president -- The new right -- The changing face of conservatism -- Captive nations and peoples -- Leaving the arena -- Back to school -- Defalcation -- Missionaries for freedom -- "Dear Bill" -- The making of a memorial -- The final step -- Dedication day -- Chimera? -- Trumped -- Coda.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Lee Edwards is a historian of the conservative movement who has been present at nearly every major event of the modern conservative movement. His memoir reveals his insider account of Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; how he first interviewed Ronald Reagan when the actor was thinking of running for governor; how he created the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, and much more."--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: Just right
• ISBN: 1-68451-679-X; 1-5040-5020-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817186503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II