Super synopsis of 60's politic history of America
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Bought this book on a interview of author on CSPAN Book TV  am always been interested of recent American history and esp. how the decade of 60s unfolded leading up to the 68 presidential elect,Viet Nam war and riots erupting throughout our country..His delves into all the multiple subplots, infighting of all key rivalries in Democratic Party. I am an independent voter,thinker and this makes a terrific politic history reading book readless your political affiliation
891979
Mr Goldburg has put together a comprehensive history of the roots of the progressive and liberal movements in this country and beyond. He makes compelling comparison between those regimes in the early 20th century that were officially facist, and thier connections to modern liberals. I would recommend this book to anyone seeking to cut through the noise and often revised history.
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This is a short book written right after Donald Trump came to power. The key points Synder outlines are all solid if you've been a study of history, democracy and authoritarian regimes. It's a guidebook about what to watch out for and how to counter it. It boils down tons of history and political science books all presented with his own lively and no-wasted words analysis. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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Amazing book which helps explain the direction this country is heading, with so much mis-information about the past.  I consider it a real revelation as it was written in 1995, un-tarnished by the Election debacle of 2000.  A great companion read is Lies Across America.  Great expo on the lies perpetrated on us with monuments and markers, especially those dealing with the Civil War.  Both books offer a glimpse at the truth, not usually found in the popular media, let alone academic texts.
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A great general overview of those momentous sixty years.  Glosses some things a bit, but that shortcoming is inherent in the size of the book.
This is a great book for anyone looking for a good refresher or introduction to the years of 1789-1850: the French Revolution and its early permutations to the rise of Napoleon; the astounding-because-peaceful Metternichian Concert of Europe; the Greek Revolt and the aggressions of Muhammed Ali; and finally the strange, tragic and abortive revolutions of 1848, which were as people say the historical turning point that failed to turn.  Also a great introduction to the continuing changes of the Industrial Revolution and the social, intellectual and artistic reactions to the Enlightenment.
Read and be knowledgeable.
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What impressed me the most about the latest offering by Michael Savage is the seamless integration of current political headlines with the educational historical back-story that leads to the present... and a gentle sprinkling of Dr. Savage's personal experience growing up. The author  provides just enough real-life references to his Father and the lessons he was taught about hard work and what is fair in life as he grew up in New York.  Savage discusses the absolute beginning of communism and the early lives of Marx and Lenin. That of course is linked to Obama's relationships throughout his life. He discusses intricate details regarding the auto industry and the healthcare industry and of course relates that to the current crisis. Facts such as "GENERAL MOTORS HAS SOME 450.000 RETIREES. THAT'S MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE NUMBER OF ITS CURRENT FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, TO WHOM GM PAYS PENSIONS AND FOR WHOM IT PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE. BY SOME ESTIMATES, MEDICAL COSTS FOR RETIREES ALONE ADD MORE THAN $1,500.00 TO THE AVERAGE COST OF EACH GM AUTOMOBILE." Obama's relationship with Reverend Wright and Bill Ayers are examined closely as well as famous quotes from world figures such as President Ronald Reagan who said: "HOW DO YOU TELL A COMMUNIST? WELL, IT'S SOMEONE WHO READS MARX AND LENIN. AND HOW DO YOU TELL AN ANTI-COMMUNIST? IT'S SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS MARX AND LENIN."

There aren't as many scorching heat seeking outright derogatory comments as you'd expect... but there are enough. Such as *Nancy "STALIN IN HIGH HEELS" Pelosi" who had kept Congress and the public in the dark about what the health care bill entailed before it was voted on by "HAVING THE AUDACITY TO SAY, "WE HAVE TO PASS THE BILL SO THAT YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT IS IN IT."

This book is a crash course on today's hot issues with the following chapter titles:

Chapter 1: "A Revolution Is Brewing
Chapter 2: Obama's Marxist-Leninist Roots
Chapter 3: Spending Other People's Money
Chapter 4: Nightmare On Wall Street
Chapter 5: The Health Scare Fraud
Chapter 6: The Late Great Climate Scan/Cap-and-Tax
Chapter 7: The Real Cost of Legalizing Illegals-It's the Vote, Stupid!
Chapter 8: From Panthers to ACORNs-Little Dictatorships  Grow
Chapter 9: School Daze: Eliminating the Propaganda Ministry
Chapter 10: Obama's War on the Military and Our National  Security
Chapter 11: The Savage Manifesto: Borders,  Language, Culture, Economics
Epilogue: From Trickle  Up Poverty to Trickle Up Oil

All these subjects are extremely illuminating and based on your personal situation different chapters may have a different effect on you. What the future may hold in health care really scared the heck out of me.
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Al Gore has written a brilliant but short (270 pages without notes) and easy to read contemporary social and political history. It does ramble, as the Time Magazine cover story seemed to suggest, but that is because it is poorly edited and arranged (no surprise, since Ann Godoff and her Penguin Press are all style, no substance). None of that detracts from the importance or intensity of Al Gore's arguments though. Just the quotes he has dug up, including rare ones of Jefferson and Locke, are worth the price of the book.

The book starts in reverse, with an explanation of the problem it sets forth later, that Americans are living in a television world where they are easily distracted. It then sets forth the danger of such a world, where reason and rationality stands threatened by religion and rancor. The final few sections explain what the cost of that world is, that key issues about the war on terrorism and the war on global warming are being neglected, etc., etc.

For those who view this as a detailed take by Gore on the Bush Presidency, this book is a must buy. For those who view this as an analysis of contemporary America, it is a must buy. For those who want to complete their collection of 'American Studies' books, this is a must buy. But it may be less fulfilling for someone who, like me, expected a classic take on America, the way An Inconvenient Truth was a classic take on the environment. There is far too much politics, including petty politics, for that to be so. For the same reason, it is not a manifesto for a Gore run in 2008, for it criticizes too much and suggests too little. I still give it a top rating though, because it is well done nonetheless, especially for a busy politician not shameless enough to overcharge for making speeches to college kids, a la Bill Clinton.
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I have always been interested in American history and it seems in our brave new world of embracing socialism and collectivism our real American heroes are seldom written about.  This is why I purchased this fantastic book (The Politically Incorrect guide to Real American Heroes by Brion McClanahan, Ph. D.) at a bargain price on Amazon.

This large 269 page soft cover book is organized into two parts with a total of 17 informative chapters.  Part one covers the real heroes. They list explorers, founders, sailors, frontiersmen, southerners, northerners, and traditional women, captains of industry, inventors, underdogs, soldiers and aviators. Part two is about the frauds which I found the most interesting part of this volume.  They include progressive frauds, Democratic frauds, Fascist frauds, feminist frauds and family frauds.

This very interesting and informative book provides a more pro-American approach to history as compared to the blame and hate America historians which seem to dominate our colleges and universities today.  The author (Brion McClanahan) holds a Ph. D. in history and has written other history volumes about our country.

If you are seeking a more politically incorrect but more balanced and objective view of Americas heroes this book is for you.  I found it a great read.

Rating: 5 stars.  Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Never Trust a Politician: A critical view of politics and politicians).
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Murray has done a fantastic job at reviewing the foundation of America, listing all of the great qualities it had at its inception. This book is for those who wish to see how America has become what it is today, for Murray will take his readers through the history of America, highlighting specific aspects that made America what it was and analyzing how those aspects have grown or deteriorated in America today.
It is a short review, perfect for anyone desiring a brief overview of the ideologies of America.
1631991
This book has been on my to  read  list  since  it came out in 2011 because of the excellent reviews it received.. And the reviewers were correct. If you have any interest in what has been happening in our country politically  inthe last  decades, this is essential reading.
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Craig Shirley calls the 1980 camapign the "campaign that changed America" and he was right.  Before the substance however, is a fascinating poltical tale. I was a teenager when Ronald Reagan ran and was elected in 1980 and over the years I had forgotten all of the history that came together in that camapign.
First, there was a long primary season with the final attempt at restoring a Kennedy to the White House. For those of us in California, our once (and maybe future) Governor Jerry Brown made a little remembered bid to wrest the nomination from Jimmy Carter.
The history is equally rich on the Republican side: early favorite John Conally, a newer Republican who rode in the car with another Kennedy in Dallas.  George Bush, a future President and father of another future President. Bob Dole, a man who would have to wait two more tries and 16 more years for his shot as the nominee. Hanging over all of them was former President Ford who nearly becomes Reagan's running mate.
Shirely does a masterful job of recalling all the politics of 1980.
As the book moves to the general election however, we begin to understand the substance. Ronald Reagan set out to change the way we view government. Since the New Deal, Democrats and Republicans alike competed by arguing who had the best ideas for expanding government. Reagan argued that government had expanded too much, He was right, and still is.
Shirley also captures the Reagan view of foreign policy that being respected by the world was as, if not more, important than being liked.  Carter, in a policy that forshadowed the current administration, tried to downsize the U.S. role and strength in the world. Reagan would have none of that.  Years later  we are beginning to appreciate how Reagan's policies brought down the Wall and changed the world.
The political world shifted on its axis in 1980.  If you want to be reminded how that happened, I recommend this book.
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A must read for all those that lived in the 70s & 80s. Craig has painstakingly put pen to paper to detail for our generation and future generations how and why the American people embraced the conservative movement in the past and gives us hope for a resurgence in the future. He connects the dotes together for us to document an important period in American history when it was politically correct to have a moral compass and hope for a better future for ourselves and our children.  By understanding the past it gives us hope that history will repeat itself again!
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If like me you're interested in political history - and especially how we came by our modern forms of government - but don't have the time to read around the subject in depth then this is absolutely the perfect primer. Alan Ryan's very readable yet comprehensive gloss on nearly twenty-five hundred years of political thought is a great introduction to many of the works that shaped later thinking and action. I find books like this to be an invaluable road-map for later reading, so that anyone with interest in learning more knows just where to look. As I also happen to share the author's prejudices regarding Plato, for example, it was pleasant to have some old biases reinforced while having my eyes opened to things I'd not previously known, such as the political implications of Augustine's writings. For anyone who wants to understand how the great adventure of the American republic got its start nearly eighteen hundred years earlier, and why tyrannical systems inevitably implode, this is the place to start.
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A perfect time for this book - there has been a resurgence of interest in all things about the 60's.  David Eisenhower gives us great insight into the political climate of that decade telling the story through the perspective of his grandfather, the recently retired President Dwight Eisenhower.  He also gives us many  stories that illustrate the changes in the social mores taking place in the sixties.  How interesting to view the turbulent times of the sixties through David's eyes.  While the country is experiencing campus riots, violence in the cities, war protestors, civil rights marches, etc. David is spending  much time with his retired grandfather  -  a man who two decades before was a five star general who led the allied forces during World War II; a time when America was at her most patriotic.  The book juxtaposes Eisenhower's story with what David is experiencing in his life at the time (and usually giving a grandfather's perspective on it!)  When he becomes involved with Julie Nixon the bond between them is invaluable. They share a common heritage of being raised in high profile, political families who have been intertwined for over a decade.  The book covers many aspects of their relationship as well as the complication their engagement presents during Richard Nixon's presidential campaign.  All of the history and  the recap of the sixties is anchored in the telling of the story of Dwight Eisenhower's life during those years.  It is very personal and engaging - yet very informative.  Enjoy....!
2051248
Great way to pick up on the history of the 40s through 70s.  I worked for Hal in the AP Tel Aviv Bureau.  Chief Hal was the best supervisor I've ever had.
131918
If you want great accounts of the sixties combined with a cogent editorial vision, this book is for you.
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This is a documentary about the 1960 Democratic Primary in Wisconsin.  It is about an hour in length.  It is in black and white.  As the narrator states at the beginning it could be any primary of the recent past.  Personally I love the time capsule aspect of the documentary.  I really enjoy watching the landscape of America, the people, and the apparently less sophisticated advertising, etc...  It looks like there was a lot more of "retail politics" at its best (or worst!).

America was in many ways a different place than now.  President Kennedy's religion, Catholic, was an issue.  Another thing I keep noticing in so many of these crowd shots in this and many other productions is how segregated (white) the audiences are.  At the time, very little thought would have been given to diversity, or the optics thereof.