Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America

By (author): "Stephen R. Thorne, Rick Perlstein"
Publish Date: May 13th 2008
Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
AsinNixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
CharactersRichard Nixon, Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, Hubert Humphrey, Pat Bu
Original titleNixonland: America's Second Civil War and the Divisive Legacy of Richard Nixon 1965-72
From one of America's most talented historians and winner of a LA Times Book Prize comes a brilliant new account of Richard Nixon that reveals the riveting backstory to the red state/blue state resentments that divide our nation today.Told with urgency and sharp political insight, Nixonland recaptures America's turbulent 1960s and early 1970s and reveals how Richard Nixon rose from the political grave to seize and hold the presidency.