{"product_id":"9781610171366","title":"Conservative Heroes: Fourteen Leaders Who Shaped America, from Jefferson to Reagan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“A wonderful book.”\u003c\/i\u003e —\u003cb\u003eFred Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Reserves a special place for Tucker in the pantheon of political authors.”\u003c\/i\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Review Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Many readers resent the narrowness standard histories offer. They will welcome \u003c\/i\u003eConservative Heroes\u003ci\u003e, which so thoughtfully draws out the full picture.”\u003c\/i\u003e —\u003cb\u003eAmity Shlaes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“A missing history of conservatism.”\u003c\/i\u003e —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe American Conservative\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“A very accessible account of what American conservatism is, and has done.”\u003c\/i\u003e —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChronicles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConservatism in America, as one early-twentieth-century politician said, is “as old as the Republic itself.” But what are its foundational principles, and how did they form the modern conservative movement?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Garland S. Tucker III tells the story in this lively look at fourteen champions of conservative thought—some well known, others hardly remembered at all. Taking readers on an exciting tour from the American Founding to the modern era, Tucker traces the development of conservatism’s basic tenets and shows how leaders put principle into action (some more successfully than others).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConservative Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e offers brief but penetrating profiles of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Founders who agreed on the two primary purposes of government—but differed on how best to achieve the balance between them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pair of nineteenth-century congressional leaders who fought to preserve the founding vision of a limited national government\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe towering statesman whose defense of slavery has obscured his considerable contributions to American constitutional history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe last Democratic president to advance conservative principles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe president and treasury secretary who together reduced taxes and the size of the federal government—and sparked an economic boom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe forgotten leaders, both Democrats, who spearheaded the conservative challenge to FDR’s New Deal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe man who revived the GOP as the conservative party\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe three driving forces behind the ascent of modern conservatism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is the story of American conservatism in fourteen lives—a story we need to understand to tackle the challenges we face today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ISI Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058633982192,"sku":"9781610171366","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781610171366_p0.jpg?v=1763839063","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781610171366","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}