Founding Conservatives

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The Founding Conservatives is an intellectual adventure story and an extraordinary reminder of the punishing battles our predecessors fought to create the free and prosperous nation we now today. According to most versions of history, America'sfounders were united in their moderatepolitical philosophy. But in fact the Revolutionwas nearly derailed by extremists who wantedto transform the entire society. If not for asmall circle of conservatives who kept radicalismin check and promoted capitalism, a strongmilitary, and the preservation of tradition, ourcountry would be vastly different today. In the first book to chronicle the critical rolethese men played in securing our freedom, DavidLefer provides an insightful and grippingaccount of the birth of American conservatismand its effect on the earliest days of our nation.

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Lefer has done a wonderfulservice by focusing attention onthe conservatives among ourfounders.
Walter Isaacson

A splendid narrative history

The Washington Times

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David Lefer is a professor at New YorkUniversity's Polytechnic Institute. Previouslya journalist, he collaborated with Sir HaroldEvans in the research and writing of They MadeAmerica, a bestselling history of Americaninnovation.