Rick Perlstein | |
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 In Chicago (2013) | |
| Born | September 3, 1969 (age 55) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Education | University of Chicago (BA) University of Michigan (MA)[1] |
| Period | 1994–present |
| Subject | Conservatism in the United States |
Rick Perlstein (born September 3, 1969) is an American historian and journalist[2] who has garnered recognition for his chronicles of the post-1960s American conservative movement.[3] The author of five bestselling books, Perlstein received the 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for his first book, Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus.[4] Politico has dubbed him "a chronicler extraordinaire of modern conservatism."[2]
- ^ "Rick Perlstein." Contemporary Authors Online. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2015. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, May 3, 2017.
- ^ a b Coolican, J. Patrick (May 15, 2008). "Historian bridges left-right divide". Politico. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Packer, George (August 11, 2014). "The Uses of Division: Rick Perlstein chronicles the fall of the American consensus and the rise of the right". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ^ "Book Prizes – 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.