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William F. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives

by John B. Judis · 1988

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Judis captures Buckley's zest and elan, showing the youthful son of a wildcat oilman as well as the articulate, urbane Buckley. Readers meet the man who influenced a generation of politicians—the man who founded today's American conservatism. 16-page photo insert.

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