Acclaimed historian Rick Perlstein chronicles the rise of the conservative movement in the liberal 1960s. At the heart of the story is Barry Goldwater, the renegade Republican from Arizona who loathed federal government, despised liberals, and mocked peaceful coexistence" with the USSR. Perlstein's narrative shines a light on a whole world of conservatives and their antagonists, including William F. Buckley, Nelson Rockefeller, and Bill Moyers. Vividly written, Before the Storm is an essential book about the 1960s.
- ISBN10 0809028581
- ISBN13 9780809028580
- Publish Date 15 April 2002 (first published 1 April 2001)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 June 2021
- Imprint Hill & Wang
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 688
- Language English