American Pravda: The Authorized Political History of Two Decades - LewRockwell

American Pravda: The Authorized Political History of Two Decades - LewRockwell: The Edward Gibbon of the Conservative Movement In my younger years, Edward Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was the byword for massive histories. I’d never read it myself nor even knew of anyone who had, but that famous six volume work from the 18th century was almost synonymous with exhaustive length, though its nearly 4,000 pages hardly seemed excessive given that it told the story of the greatest empire Europe had ever known. Indeed, consulting the Internet I’ve now discovered that well over half the length was actually devoted to events taking place long after the traditional Fall of … Continue reading →