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Book SynopsisTraces the development of American conservatism from Alexander Hamilton and Daniel Webster to William F Buckley, Jr and Irving Kristol. The argues that conservatism has assumed a variety of forms, because it has been chiefly reactive, responding to perceived threats and challenges at different moments in the nation's history.
Trade Review"'Author and professor Allit probes the origins of American conservatism from a time when 'conservative' was a descriptor, not a movement... Cutting across the stereotypes of present-day conservatism, this nuanced, thoughtful history should educate the unaffiliated and help the disillusioned recover.' Publishers Weekly"
