A review by wescovington
Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus by Rick Perlstein

5.0

I read the first book of Perlstein's four volume study of the American conservative movement last. (I went 2, 3, 4, 1). I really enjoyed this one as I did all the others. Unlike the other three volumes, this really covers a much smaller period of time.

In the end, the big star of the 1964 Republican presidential campaign, ended up being Ronald Reagan.