Unexpectedly anecdotal, this is a hugely successful, very persuasive, massively depressing examination of the political shift in the US between the elections of 1964 and 1972 -- particularly harrowing are the discussions of the police violence surrounding the riots of late 1960s and the detailed ...
Perlstein’s account of the birth of modern conservatism also provides fascinating perspective for the hyperbole so prevalent today. Fully appreciating how people felt in the past means putting aside knowledge of ensuing events. Take the recent Ebola scare in America. Fear ran rampant, kids sta...