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“Felzenberg’s fascinating tour de force of research comes at the perfect time in American history, providing a sharp understanding of the continuing attraction of a key figure shaping our politics today.” Cokie Roberts, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“A brisk, groundbreaking examination of Buckley’s history-shaping role as a…political operative.” George F. Will, Pulitzer Prize–winning political commentator
“Gracefully written and informative…The passages that provide the most illumination are those in which Felzenberg highlights what Buckley himself described as his greatest achievement: purging the conservative movement of ‘extremists, bigots, kooks, anti-Semites and racists’…[Felzenberg]has produced an accomplished and admiring biography that paints a portrait of a man toiling joyfully to define and elevate a political movement.” New York Times Book Review
“A well-delineated portrait of an impassioned conservative.” Kirkus Reviews
“History comes alive as this lively and important book takes us on a trip covering Bill Buckley’s views of twentieth-century presidents.” George P. Shultz, former US Secretary of State
“Here is the political Buckley, a revelation of range and influence, wit, friendship, inexhaustible letter writing, and a subtle evolution of views. As always with Buckley, love of the language came first.” James K. Galbraith, author of Welcome to the Poisoned Chalice