Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man

Synopsis

With a new preface: A &“stunning&” analysis of the troubled Republican president by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lincoln at Gettysburg (The New York Times Book Review). In this acclaimed biography that earned him a spot on Nixon&’s infamous &“enemies list,&” Garry Wills takes a thoughtful, in-depth, and often &“very amusing&” look at the thirty-seventh US president, and draws some surprising conclusions about a man whose name has become synonymous with scandal and the abuse of power (Kirkus Reviews). Arguing that Nixon was a reflection of the country that elected him, Wills examines not only the psychology of the man himself and his relationships with others—from his wife, Pat, to his vice-president, Spiro Agnew—but also the state of the nation at the time, mired in the Vietnam War and experiencing a cultural rift that pitted the young against the old. Putting his findings into moral, economic, intellectual, and political contexts, he ultimately &“paints a broad and provocative landscape of the nation&’s—and Nixon&’s—travails&” (The New York Times). Simultaneously compassionate and critical, and raising interesting perspectives on the shifting definitions of terms like &“conservative&” and &“liberal&” over recent decades, Nixon Agonistes is a brilliant and indispensable book from one of America&’s most acclaimed historians.

Copyright:

1969

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

633 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781504045407

Publisher:

Open Road Media

Date of Addition:

12/16/24

Copyrighted By:

Garry Wills

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Politics and Government

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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