The Invisible Bridge : The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan (Paperback)

from JBD1

Rick Perlstein's third volume of narrative political history, The Invisible Bridge covers the tumultuous years between Nixon's reelection and the 1976 Republican convention. A straight-up chronicle of these years in politics would probably be an interesting enough read, but as in the previous vol...

from mattries37315

The Invisible Bridge is an apt title for the latest installment of Rick Perlstein's historical series on the rise of modern conservatism in American politics. After the scandal of Watergate, the Establishment of the Republican Party was desperate to repudiate its former head and his politics whil...

from dickmanikowski

Though I lived through this period of history (Perlstein's book covers the period from the run-up to Nixon's election to a second term to Gerald Ford's nomination to run for a full term of his own after succeeding Nixon following his forced resignation), I'd forgotten just how turbulent the times...

from nog

I've knocked off a half star because of too much cultural history and the often ambiguity of what year a particular event is occurring in -- he sometimes skips around a bit in time. Otherwise, it's another worthy volume in his series on the rise of the right in America. The events in this volume ...

from Schmerguls

5211. The Invisible Bridge The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan, by Rick Perlstein (read 28 Oct 2014) I read Perlstein's book Nixonland on 20 Jan 2009. This volume, The Invisible Bridge, takes up where that book left off and relates in fascinating detail the steps of Nixon to his doom. Reagan...