Perlstein, Rick, 1969-

Nixonland : the rise of a president and the fracturing of America / Rick Perlstein. - First Scribner trade paperback edition - New York : Scribner, 2009. - xiii, 881 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Originally published: London: Scribner, 2008

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Hell in the city of angels
The orthogonian
The stench
Ronald Reagan
Long, hot summer
School was in session
Batting average
The bombing
Summer of love
In which a cruise ship full of governors inspires considerations on the nature of old and new politics
Fed-up-niks
The sky's the limit
Violence
From Miami to the siege of Chicago
Wednesday, August 28, 1968
Winning
The first one hundred days
Trust
If gold rust
The presidential offensive
The polarization
Tourniquet
Mayday
Purity
Agnew's election
How to survive the debacle
Cruelest month
Ping-pong
The coven
The party of Jefferson, Jackson, and George Wallace
The spring offensive
Celebrities
In which playboy bunnies, and Barbarella, and Tanya, inspire theoretical conside

'Nixonland' is a new account of the Nixon era, from his 1968 election to his spectacular 1974 demise

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Nixon, Richard M. 1913-1994.


Presidents--United States--Biography.
Presidentes--Estados Unidos--Biografías


United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.
Estados Unidos --Política y gobierno --1969-1974
United States--Politics and government--1963-1969.
Estados Unidos --Política y gobierno --1963-1969

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