Wrapped in the Flag : A Personal History of America's Radical Right (Paperback)

from VGAHarris

If you think the John Birch Society were a passing lunatic fad of the 50s and 60s, think again. They have just mutated and wear the cloak of modern conservatives and fundamentalists. Claire Conner was there at the beginning when she was a child and her parents were prominent members of the Birche...

from moibibliomaniac

On two occasions, I have heard Claire Conner speak about her upbringing in a John Birch Society household. And now I have read her whole story. And it is a sad and scary one - sad for her, and scary for us. Read the book. If the goals of the John Birch Society sound familiar, they are. What her p...

from Helenoel

Wrapped in the Flag by Claire Conner. I rarely discuss political stuff- but this book has me worried and scared. It is a personal memoir of growing up with parents who were early and lifelong leaders in the John Birch Society. I found it easiest to read in short bits, so it took a while. Decently...

from froxgirl

Amongst the spate of miserable childhood memoirs comes this one, where the abuse was much more mental than physical. Claire Conner grew up in the home of dedicated John Birch Society members. Her parents forced her and her siblings to participate in all the group's activities. She met Robert Welc...

from bness2

Excellent first person account of growing up in a family where both parents were heavily involved in the John Birch Society. This memoir is very relevant to politics today, as many of these same Right wing ideologies and conspiracy theories are once again bubbling to the surface through the Tea P...