Cruising Speed (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: William F. Buckley, Jr.
- First Published: 1971
- Type of Work: Diary
- Time of Work: November 30 to December 6, 1970
- Setting: Stamford, Connecticut, New York City, and Washington, D.C.
- Principal Characters: William F. Buckley, Jr.
- Genres: Nonfiction, Diary
- Subjects: Ideology, Journalism or journalists, Politics, Manners or customs, Social life, Writing, Conservatism
Form and Content
Cruising Speed is a diary or journal—whichever term is the more inclusive— recording the activities of one week (November 30 through December 6, 1970) in the life of William F. Buckley, Jr., author, editor, columnist, lecturer, television personality, conservative controversialist, and several more things besides.
It is helpful for the reader to recall the historical circumstances surrounding the book’s publication. Richard M. Nixon is completing the second year of his first term as President of the United States. The Watergate scandal and...
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