About the Author

Edward H. Miller is adjunct professor of history at Northeastern University in Boston.

Reviews

"If you want to read a riveting account of how the Republican Party became conservative after World War II, pick up a copy of Edward H. Miller's Nut Country. What makes this journey into political history so captivating is the local story of Dallas. From the pews of the First Baptist Church to the lobby of the Adolphus Hotel, Miller walks his readers vividly through the webs of family ties, social rituals, and political brokering through which locals participated in establishing a spectrum of conservative positions rather than a set ideological stance. Be prepared to have your definition of 'conservative' broadened by the fine research of this book."--Michelle Nickerson, author of Mothers of Conservatism

"With Texas-sized ambition and a touch of flair, Edward Miller taps the fascinating history of a surprisingly understudied place--Dallas, the 'Athens of the Southwest'--to reorient our understanding of America's Republican Right. Out of the heated warfare that divided this city's ultra- and moderate conservatives during the 1950s and 1960s emerged a pragmatic, potent, and anxious Republicanism that would capture the south in the 1970s and the nation in the years that followed. Packed full with colorful characters and surprising turning points, rich with historical insight yet pertinent to today, Nut Country is a book that students of U.S. (not just Texas!) history need to digest in order to appreciate why the 'Big D's' brand of politics has long held sway."--Darren Dochuk, author of From Bible Belt to Sunbelt

Well-researched and briskly written. . . . A timely, intelligent, and penetrating book."
--Sam Tanenhaus "New York Times Book Review"