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January 2009
On Sale: December 30, 2008
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ISBN: 1416522891
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Non-Fiction Political
Alfred S. Regnery, the publisher of The American
Spectator, has been a part of the American
conservative movement since childhood, when his father
founded The Henry Regnery Company, which subsequently
became Regnery Publishing -- the preeminent conservative
publishing house that, among other notable achievements,
published William F. Buckley's first book, God and Man
at Yale. Including many uniquely personal anecdotes
and stories, Regnery himself now boldly chronicles the
development of the conservative movement from 1945 to the
present. The outpouring of grief at the funeral of
Ronald Reagan in 2004 -- and the acknowledgment that
Reagan has come to be considered one of the greatest
presidents of the twentieth century -- is Regnery's
opening for a fascinating insider story. Beginning at the
start of the twentieth century, he shows how in the years
prior to and just post World War II, expanding government
power at home and the expanding Communist empire abroad
inspired conservatives to band together to fight these
threats. The founding of the National Review, the
drive to nominate Barry Goldwater first as vice-president
and later as president, the apparent defeat of the
conservative movement at the hands of Lyndon Johnson, and
the triumphant rise of Ronald Reagan from the ashes are
all chronicled in vivid prose that shows a uniquely
intimate knowledge of the key figures. Regnery shares his
views on the opposition that formed in response to Earl
Warren's Supreme Court rulings, the role of faith (both
Roman Catholic and Evangelical) in the renewed vigor of
conservatism, and the contributing role of American
businessmen who attempted to oppose big
government. Upstream ultimately gives perspective
to how the most vibrant political and cultural force of
our time has influenced American culture, politics,
economics, foreign policy, and all institutions and
sectors of American life.
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