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Author:

Spencer, Kyle, 1970- author.

Title:

Raising them right : the untold story of America's ultraconservative youth movement and its plot for power / Kyle Spencer.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Eccoan imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

xxiii, 345 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Right and left (Political science)--United States.
Radicalism--United States.
Political action committees--United States.
Campaign funds--United States.
Christianity and politics--United States.
Identity politics--United States.
Right-wing extremists--United States.
Youth--United States--Attitudes.
Youth--United States--Social conditions.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--Membership.
Nonfiction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-330) and index.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0063041367
9780063041363

LCCN:

2022020649

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