The invisible bridge

the fall of Nixon and the rise of Reagan

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Rick Perlstein: The invisible bridge (2014)

856 pages

English language

Published July 16, 2014

ISBN:
978-1-4767-8241-6
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OCLC Number:
869437988

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4 stars (2 reviews)

The best-selling author of Nixonland presents a portrait of the United States during the turbulent political and economic upheavals of the 1970s, covering events ranging from the Arab oil embargo and the era of Patty Hearst to the collapse of the South Vietnamese government and the rise of Ronald Reagan.

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4 stars

As with the other books in Perlstein's "conservative trilogy," (The Gathering Storm and Nixonland), this is masterful political/historical writing. Of the three books, this one shined the least brightly for me, for reasons I can't explain. Maybe the political entropy that enveloped the States in the 70s makes for a harder slog or something; I'm not sure. I just felt like there was less narrative thrust in this one than in the other two. Still required reading, but a bit tougher of a go.

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Subjects

  • Politics and government
  • Conservatism
  • Political science

Places

  • United States