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William F. Buckley Jr. : the Maker of a Movement

The modern-day Renaissance man who forged the conservative movement The polysyllabic vocabulary, the wit, the charm, the sailing adventures, the spy novels--all of these have become part of the William F. Buckley Jr. legend. But to consider only Buckley's charisma and ceaseless energy is to miss that above all he was committed to advancing ideas. In this concise and compelling new biography, noted conservative historian Lee Edwards, who knew Bill Buckley for more than forty years, reveals how Buckley did more than any other individual to build the conservative movement. Once derided as a set of "irritable mental gestures," conservatism became, under Buckley's guidance, a political force that transformed America.

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  • "The modern-day Renaissance man who forged the conservative movement The polysyllabic vocabulary, the wit, the charm, the sailing adventures, the spy novels--all of these have become part of the William F. Buckley Jr. legend. But to consider only Buckley's charisma and ceaseless energy is to miss that above all he was committed to advancing ideas. In this concise and compelling new biography, noted conservative historian Lee Edwards, who knew Bill Buckley for more than forty years, reveals how Buckley did more than any other individual to build the conservative movement. Once derided as a set of "irritable mental gestures," conservatism became, under Buckley's guidance, a political force that transformed America."@en
  • "The modern-day Renaissance man who forged the conservative movement The polysyllabic vocabulary, the wit, the charm, the sailing adventures, the spy novels--all of these have become part of the William F. Buckley Jr. legend. But to consider only Buckley's charisma and ceaseless energy is to miss that above all he was committed to advancing ideas. In this concise and compelling new biography, noted conservative historian Lee Edwards, who knew Bill Buckley for more than forty years, reveals how Buckley did more than any other individual to build the conservative movement. Once derided as a set of "irritable mental gestures," conservatism became, under Buckley's guidance, a political force that transformed America."
  • "The modern-day Renaissance man who forged the conservative movement Noted conservative historian Lee Edwards, who knew William F. Buckley Jr. for more than forty years, delivers a much-needed intellectual biography of the man has been called & ldquo;arguably the most important public intellectual in the United States in the past half century. & rdquo; In this concise and compelling book, Edwards reveals how Buckley did more than any other person to build the conservative movement. Once derided as a set of & ldquo;irritable mental gestures, & rdquo; conservatism became, under Buckley & rsquo;s guidance, a political and intellectual force that transformed America. As conservatives debate the ideas that should drive their movement, William F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement reminds us of the principles that animated Buckley, as well as the thinkers who inspired him. The four most important intellectual influences on this great molder of American conservatism, Edwards shows, were libertarian author and social critic Albert Jay Nock, conservative political scientist Willmoore Kendall, former Soviet spy Whittaker Chambers, and realpolitik apostle James Burnham. Having dug deep into the voluminous Buckley papers, Edwards also illuminates the profound influence of Buckley & rsquo;s close-knit family and his unwavering Catholic faith."@en

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