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Book SynopsisWillmoore Kendall: Maverick of American Conservatives provides the first book-length study of a man long regarded as a founding father of American intellectual conservatism.
Trade ReviewThe essays in this book capture Willmoore Kendall's unique qualities as a teacher, scholar, and human being. -- Austin Ranney, former president of the American Political Science Association
Kendall's temperament is part of his story. Whether the intersections are traceable in his arguments, and in his intellectual narrative, can't be confidently established, but it is accepted that his temperament hugely affected his career and his productivity. -- William F. Buckley Jr., National Review
Willmoore Kendall: Maverick of American Conservatives leaves no room for doubt as to the rare quality of Kendall’s soul. It is a moving account of the limitations and virtues of conservatism. * Policy Review *
This superb collection of essays (including Kendall's 18-year correspondence with Leo Strauss) is a treasure trove for anyone interested in the meaning of American conservatism and Kendall's lifelong dedication to making sense of this tradition. -- Grant Havers, Trinity Western University
I think [Willmoore Kendall's] "deliberate sense" account of the American political tradition is correct, plainly set forth by our eighteenth-century founders but also reaching back in time to centuries of English experience and common law. -- Jeffrey Hart * The New Criterion *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Foreword Part 2 Preface Chapter 3 The Place of Willmoore Kendall in American Conservatism Chapter 4 Willmoore Kendall and the Doctrine of Majority Rule Chapter 5 The Evolution of Willmoore Kendall's Political Thought Chapter 6 On the "Calhounism" of Willmoore Kendall Chapter 7 The Missing Passage of "The Vanderbilt Lectures" Chapter 8 Willmoore Kendall and Leo Strauss Chapter 9 Willmoore Kendall—Leo Strauss Correspondence Chapter 11 Ancients and Moderns
