{"product_id":"9781641774499","title":"Frank Meyer","description":"Author: Daniel J. Flynn\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781641774499\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Encounter Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 520\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is, simply put, the best biography I have read in years.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank Meyer devised the blueprint for American conservatism-fusionism-championed by Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, and so many to this day. Yet long before and far away, Communists in London chanted \"Free Frank Meyer!\" to block the deportation of a comrade who was their cause celebre. Those fervent Marxists could never have predicted that their hero would one day provide the intellectual energy necessary to propel conservatives to political power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Invented Conservatism\u003c\/i\u003e unveils one of the twentieth century's great untold stories: a Communist turned conservative, an antiwar activist turned soldier, and a free-love enthusiast turned family man whose big idea captured the American Right. This intellectual migration coincided with a clandestine affair inside 10 Downing Street, service as a lieutenant to the man who later constructed the Berlin Wall, and neighborly chats with the pop-star and poet celebrity next door. Present at the creation of \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Meyer helped launch Joan Didion's writing career. From H. G. Wells to Henry Kissinger to Milton Friedman, he rubbed shoulders with everyone who mattered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving discovered Meyer's previously unexamined correspondence in an old soda warehouse, Daniel J. Flynn documents this saga in \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Invented Conservatism\u003c\/i\u003e, exposing the rivalries, jealousies, friendships, and fights that shaped the movement and what it means to be a conservative today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46836300906654,"sku":"ADS-9781641774499","price":69.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781641774499.jpg?v=1778737500","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781641774499","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}