Ebook: Before the storm: Barry Goldwater and the unmaking of the American consensus

In an astute and surprising history of the 1960s as the cradle of the conservative movement, Perlstein's gutsy narrative history profiles the rise of Barry Goldwater, the rich, handsome Arizona Republican who scorned the federal bureaucracy and despised l.;Preface; 1 The Manionites; 2 Merchant Prince; 3 Working Together for the World; 4 Conscience; 5 The Meeting of the Blue and White Nile; 6 Quickening; 7 Stories of Orange County; 8 Apocalyptics; 9 Off Year; 10 Suite 3505; 11 Mobs; 12 New Mood in Politics; 13 Granite State; 14 President of All the People; 15 United and at Peace with Itself ... ; 16 Golden State; 17 Duty; 18 Conventions; 19 Don't Mention the Great Pumpkin; 20 Campaign Trails; 21 Citizens; 22 Foregone Conclusions; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; Permissions Acknowledgments.