The Unmaking of a Mayor [50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION]

Buckley, Jr., William F.

Published by Encounter Books, New York, 2015

About this Item

Fine unread condition glossy photographic softcover wraps. Includes Author Dedication; Foreword by Neal B. Freeman; Prologue; A Brief Afterword; A Longer Afterword by Joe Scarborough; Appendix; and Index. 50th Anniversary Edition. "The 1965 campaign that revitalized the conservative movement." "It's been fifty years now since Bill Buckley demanded a recount. Perhaps we own him one. So let's pop the big one - who really won that race back in 1965? The best answer to that question may be another question. Is anybody publishing an anniversary collection of the speeches and papers of John Lindsay or Abe Beame? Anybody? Anybody?" - Neal B. Freeman, from the Foreword "The mayoral campaign that William Buckley wrote about in this remarkable book.began as a lark. But because of his own virtuoso performance on the trail, the NR editor somehow managed to turn a municipal election into a national event. Along the way, he also managed to supply a badly needed spark to what the candidate himself had called a dying ideology. The Buckley campaign would also unite a coalition of working class voters who would be labeled "Reagan Democrats" in the coming years. The conversion of these Democrats to the Conservative cause would provide an electoral road-map for Republican success that would soon make Buckley's damaged party the dominant force in American politics for a generation to come." - Joe Scarborough, from the Afterword.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Unmaking of a Mayor [50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION]
• Publisher: Encounter Books, New York
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 50th Anniversary Edition
• Condition: Fine