A conspiratorial life : Robert Welch, the John Birch Society, and the revolution of American conservatism / Edward H. Miller.

Author
Miller, Edward H. (Edward Herbert) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2021.
  • ©2021
Description
456 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

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Summary note
"This biography of Robert Welch, the founder of the John Birch Society, documents how his idiosyncratic philosophizing infused right-wing politics in America. Edward H. Miller explores every aspect of Welch, detailing his youthful egotism; his innovations in candy-making; his mix of brilliance and incompetence; and the development of his raging political beliefs. The John Birch Society was long seen as occupying the farthest reaches of the political spectrum, blending paleo-conservatism, libertarianism, paranoia, and rabid anti-Communism. Miller demonstrates how the Society became central to Republican grassroots operations and how Welch became a guiding light of the right, on a par with William F. Buckley"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
  • 9780226448862 (hardcover)
  • 022644886X (hardcover)
LCCN
2021017533
OCLC
1241244784
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