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Rick Perlstein
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American historian and journalist known for chronicles of post‑1960s American conservatism and author of several bestselling books.
Biography
Rick Perlstein (born September 3, 1969) is an American historian, writer and journalist recognized for his chronicles of the post‑1960s American conservative movement. His work focuses on the political shifts and figures that reshaped American politics after the 1960s.
Perlstein is the author of five bestselling books. His first book, Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus, received the 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History. Politico has called him “a chronicler extraordinaire of modern conservatism.”
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Books by Rick Perlstein
Nixonland
Nixonland presents Richard Nixon’s political history from his time in Congress through the White House, with emphasis on his political strategies.