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A thread in response to @jeffersondsmith's requests for a list of books on the history of American conservatism. First, on Orange County, the birthplace of Goldwaterite/Reaganite conservatism. press.princeton.edu/titles/10488.h…
@jeffersondsmith On the racial dynamics of conservatism in suburbanizing Atlanta (the place that brought us Newt Gingrich), by @KevinMKruse. amazon.com/White-Flight-A…
@jeffersondsmith @KevinMKruse On the business community's forever war against the New Deal state. amazon.com/Invisible-Hand…
@jeffersondsmith @KevinMKruse And here's a long thread containing links to scores of recent, excellent books on the history of American conservatism.
@jeffersondsmith @KevinMKruse Forgot one other book I mentioned in my interview with @jeffersondsmith, American Slavery American Freedom by Edmund Morgan. A classic work. indiebound.org/book/978039332…
