Raising them right : the untold story of America's ultraconservative youth movement and its plot for power
(2022)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
320.50973/SPENCER,K

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 320.50973/SPENCER,K Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION

xxiii, 345 pages ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780063041363, 0063041367 :, 0063041367, 9780063041363
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Introduction -- Part I.The rise of a white, male Obama-hater -- Birth of a libertarian messenger -- The new son -- From the ground up -- The kid is gone -- Part II. "Coming out conservative" -- "Tired of losing" -- "I hate Black people" -- Conference crusaders -- Candace's conversion -- Boots on the ground -- Candace builds her following -- Prom night for the college conservative -- Part III. Firebombing the internet -- The comeback kid -- The view from Candaceland -- Sowing seeds -- Spreading the steal story -- The insurrectionists -- Armed for the future

"Using original reporting and unprecedented access, an award-winning journalist chronicles the people and organizations working to lure millions of unsuspecting young American voters into the far-right fold, harnessing social media in alarming ways and capitalizing on the democratization of celebrity culture"--