| Description |
456 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"This biography of Robert Welch, the founder of the John Birch Society, documents how his idiosyncratic philosophizing infused right-wing politics in America. Edward H. Miller explores every aspect of Welch, detailing his youthful egotism; his innovations in candy-making; his mix of brilliance and incompetence; and the development of his raging political beliefs. The John Birch Society was long seen as occupying the farthest reaches of the political spectrum, blending paleo-conservatism, libertarianism, paranoia, and rabid anti-Communism. Miller demonstrates how the Society became central to Republican grassroots operations and how Welch became a guiding light of the right, on a par with William F. Buckley"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Chowan County North Carolina, 1700-1899 -- Stockton, 1899-1910 -- Elizabeth City, Raleigh, Annapolis, 1910-1919 -- The Candyman, 1919-1927 -- Professional breakdown and the Great Depression, 1928-1940 -- America first, 1940-1945 -- Postwar dreams and delusions, 1946-1950 -- The candidate, 1950 -- May God forgive us, 1951-1952 -- There's just something about Ike, 1952 -- A Republican looks at his president, 1953-1954 -- The saga of John Birch, 1954 -- Adventures in the Far East, 1954-1955 -- Arrivals and departures, 1955-1958 -- The Indy eleven, 1957-1959 -- Revelations, 1959-1960 -- Goldwater in '60, 1960 -- Staccato jabs, 1961-1962 -- Succession? 1961-1962 -- "Where were you in '62?," 1962 -- Revolution in the streets and the paranoid style in Belmont, 1963 -- Two Novembers, 1963-1964 -- Nadir, 1965-1966 -- Avenging the insiders, 1966-1968 -- The fifty-foot cabin cruiser, 1969-1975 -- Bunker, 1970-1978 -- Making morning in America..., 1970-1985 -- Epilogue. |
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Welch, Robert, 1899-1985.
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John Birch Society -- Biography.
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Right-wing extremists -- United States -- Biography.
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Conspiracy theories -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
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HISTORY / United States / General.
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Welch, Robert, 1899-1985. (OCoLC)fst01427164
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John Birch Society. (OCoLC)fst00522236
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Conservatism. (OCoLC)fst00875582
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Conspiracy theories. (OCoLC)fst01748943
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Right-wing extremists. (OCoLC)fst01097938
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780226448862 hardcover |
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022644886X hardcover |
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9780226449050 electronic book |
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