Bibliograph

A conspiratorial life, Robert Welch, the John Birch Society, and the revolution of American conservatism, Edward H. Miller

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A conspiratorial life, Robert Welch, the John Birch Society, and the revolution of American conservatism, Edward H. Miller

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A conspiratorial life

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1241244784

Responsibility statement

Edward H. Miller

Sub title

Robert Welch, the John Birch Society, and the revolution of American conservatism

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

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