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Title: Barry Goldwater by Robert Alan Goldberg ISBN: 0-300-06261-3 Publisher: Yale University Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Informative
Comment: This biography is well written and researched. Unfortunately, it becomes painfully clear at times that the author, Robert Alan Goldberg, is writing from the Left. The book's strengths lie in his discussion of Goldwater's family history and upbringing. On the other hand, Goldberg's rants on Goldwater's racial complacency get old after a couple chapters, and do not relent. Goldberg essentially accuses Goldwater of turning a blind eye to racism, but then defends him by saying he himself was not racist.
Of course Goldwater was not racist. He did not "accomodate" racism, either...Goldwater just wasn't a "Civil Rights" activist like Goldberg, but then again, who is Goldberg to judge a man such as Barry Goldwater? When he sticks to the facts, this book is good. When he strays, it is awkward. Overall, though, its at least worth borrowing from the local library.
Rating: 4
Summary: The most balanced political biography I have read
Comment: Barry Goldwater,as someone once pointed out, last name speaks of the 2 most important things in the American west. this biography,meticulous in its balance,shows Goldwater from his lonely days as a western conservative ina republican party dominated with eastern power and money{how wird does that sound now?],to his latter days a conscience of the conservaties,who found little to cheer about from the new right who claimed its parnetage to him.From his biting prescience on LBJ and Vietnam, to his condemnation of modern politcs,Goldwater was an original.truly .Would his vision and sheer balls be available on this convuluted and viscious landscape of politics today.Very,very well written,balanced,nuanced biography of a seminal figure of modern america.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Poignant Narrative of Goldwater's Life
Comment: In this wonderful biography, Goldberg provides a clear and enjoyable narrative of a rugged individualist, an independent thinker, and a man steeped in contradiction. Goldberg's book provides for a well-organized outline of Goldwater's life as a young man, businessman, Air Force pilot, and public servant. Unlike other Goldwater biographies, Goldberg's fair and impartial analysis of Goldwater's successes and foibles was a refreshing read.
First-hand interviews, existing documentation, and family information gives the reader a remarkable view into Goldwater's extraordinary life.
Highly recommended.
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Title: Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus by Rick Perlstein ISBN: 0809028581 Publisher: Hill & Wang Pub. Date: 15 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: With no apologies: The personal and political memoirs of United States Senator Barry M. Goldwater by Barry M Goldwater ISBN: 0688035477 Publisher: Morrow Pub. Date: 1979 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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