Busting the Barricades: What I Saw at the Populist Revolt

Love Laura Ingram and her writing.

Laura is n remains on point !!

i got this book in the mail the other day and saw that i had won it in a contest ! Didn't know i had entered one lol. I read the introduction and i could hear Laura speaking !!! can't wait to read the book now thank you @lauraingraham

Great book by Laura!

Book Review: Busting the Barricades: What I Saw at the Populist Revolt by Laura Ingraham

Clear-eyed, incisive perspective from the most-listened-to woman in America on political talk radio and host of the Ingraham Angle on Fox News, who counts among her credentials junior speech writer for President Ronald Reagan and clerk for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

What may not be as well known is Laura’s Aeschylus Moment. "The early death of her mother was followed some time later by a much publicized engagement, the shocking discovery of breast cancer, followed by the breaking of her engagement and the punishing regimen of her cancer treatment, replete with the physical horrors of chemotherapy and radiation. A considerable Aeschylus moment by anyone’s standards, the period also includes her conversion to the Catholic Church." - American Spectator, October 2007.

The Revolt? The election of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States, the unlikeliest candidate who never ran for office. Laura's perspective extensively runs the gamut of decades of a build up for the "revolt" - Goldwater, Reagan, Bush 1, Clinton, Bush 2, Obama, including the 2006-2007 Shamnesty, the Tea Party, pallid candidacy of McCain, the primary defeat of Eric Cantor, and the 2016 Presidential Election and her speech at the 2016 RNC convention.

The barricades? The political class and bipartisan establishment in Congress (also known as the Swamp) hostile to his America First priorities, academia, Hollywood, a press corps that would rather see the country fail than see him succeed, the protestor class that's increasingly violent, and the unhinged resistance dominated by radicalism and anti-Americanism.

In closing, the author notes that the greatness of America lies not in its wealth, its armies, its beauty, or even its rich history. The greatness of America is that here, we are trying to build a country where the people - all the people - are the rulers, and not the servants... that if this simple truth is restored to its proper place in American life, then the "Trump revolt" will have been a success.

Review based on an advance reading copy presented by NetGalley and St. Martin's Press.

Review by

Lou J, Reviewer
Last updated on 04 Sep 2018
I Recommend This Book

Strongly
Remember …. don't trust anyone whose reflection can't be seen in a mirror .. or doesn't cast a shadow... or unexpectedly when observed in the daylight doesn't seem to be as powerful or formidable
as in the cloak of darkness!! What we have here is a "guilty pleasure" … a fun read, analogous to devouring a hot fudge sundae. A tale that continuously is permeated with a sense of dread and foreboding... that was gobbled up in two sittings (unfortunately I had to go to work in between). Although billed as a prequel to the classic "Dracula" novel of Bram Stoker … it actually is much more and can certainly stand on it's own as a supernatural thriller. It successfully adds to the Vampire lore and provides valuable insights into the history of the origin of the novel and Bram Stoker's actual life.
Bram is a pivotable character along with his sister Matilda and brother Thornley along with their mysterious caretaker - "Nana" Ellen (Crone). The story shifts back and forth utilizing passages in journals and letters penned by many , but especially Bram and Matilda, to advance the narrative. In the present we find Bram in a locked tower attempting to fend off multiple sources of horror behind a massive oak door … armed with only Holy water, paste from communion wafers and a special shot gun. We learn that much of Bram's life was spent bedridden with eminent expectation of his demise . At age seven his health acutely deteriorates with expectation of his death … only to have his Nana "intervene" with his unexpectant recovery to full health (and somehow his healing powers are even accelerated!). Matilda and Bram follow their "Nana" to a creepy forest and observe her disappearance as she submerges herself in a bog. The quest to shed light on her disappearance eventually leads to formation of a band of virtual vampire hunters … led by Bram, Matilda, Thornley and the Van Helsing-like figure: Arminius Vambery .. who is steeped in the ways of the Undead and possesses knowledge in their ways and weaknesses. Tension ratchets up as they journey to a remote village outside of Munich … to face off against the ultimate forces of evil.
In an afterword by Dacre Stoker... he suggests that in fact the Dracula novel as we know it, is missing the first 100 pages and which Bram Stoker had to cut to achieve publication in England . But, Stoker submitted the original manuscript to other countries which published his definitive version? (the question mark is my own). He adds that the later published short story: "Dracula's Guest" was derived somewhat from these missing pages.
Thanks to Netgalley and Penguin Group / Putnam books for providing this Uncorrected Advance copy of this gem in exchange for an honest review. (

Help me out. I thought Laura released a sequel but the impression I am getting is she renamed her book for more cashola. If true it is very shameful IMO.