White Protestant Nation: The Rise of the American Conservative Movement
- ISBN-10
- 0802144209
- ISBN-13
- 9780802144201
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 598
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Author
- Allan J. Lichtman
Description
Spanning nearly a century of American political history, an insightful study of the origins, development, and accomplishments of modern American conservatism traces the history of the movement from the 1920s, examines its principles and strategies, and profiles such right-wing personalities as Strom Thurmond, Barry Goldwater, Phyllis Schlafly, and others.
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