The History Book Club discussion

This is the thread which will contain the Table of Contents and Syllabus for the book: LANDSLIDE: LBJ AND RONALD REAGAN AT THE DAWN OF A NEW AMERICA .

The Syllabus will be posted as soon as I have confirmed when the books will be going out.

by Jonathan Darman (no photo)

Table of Contents

Prologue: Men on Horseback p. ix

Part I: SHADOWS

CHAPTER 1: Stories: November 23, 1963 - p. 3
CHAPTER 2: Watching: November 22-24,1963 - p.31
CHAPTER 3: Myths: November 25-29, 1963 - p. 55
CHAPTER 4: Home: December 25, 1963 - p. 89

Part II: CHOOSING

CHAPTER 5: B Movie: February-July 1964 - p. 123
CHAPTER 6: Everybody's Scared: Summer 1964 - p. 159
CHAPTER 7: Sacrifice: October-December 1964 - p. 193
CHAPTER 8: Valley of the Black Pig: January 23 - April 9, 1965 - p. 225

Part II: THE COST

CHAPTER 9: Lonely Acres: Summer 1965 - p. 257
CHAPTER 10: Like a Winner: September 1965-June 1966
- p. 283

CHAPTER 11: A Thousand Days: August-December 1966
- p. 315

Epilogue p. 349

Afterward p. 369

Acknowledgments - p. 377

Notes - p. 381

Works Consulted - p. 415
Index - p. 429

Syllabus

WEEK ONE -> Prologue: Men on Horseback p. ix, Part I: SHADOWS, CHAPTER 1: Stories: November 23, 1963 - p. 3 - 30 (December 1, 2014 - December 7, 2014)

WEEK TWO -> CHAPTER 2: Watching: November 22-24,1963 - p.31 - 54 (December 8, 2014 - December 14, 2014)

WEEK THREE -> CHAPTER 3: Myths: November 25-29, 1963 - p. 55 - 88 December 15, 2014 - December 21, 2014

WEEK FOUR AND WEEK FIVE - TWO WEEKS DUE TO CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS - HOLIDAY WEEK OFF -> CHAPTER 4: Home: December 25, 1963 - p. 89 - 122 - December 22, 2014 - January 4, 2015

WEEK SIX -> Part II: CHOOSING, CHAPTER 5: B Movie: February-July 1964 - p. 123 - 158 - January 5, 2015 - January 11, 2015

WEEK SEVEN -> CHAPTER 6: Everybody's Scared: Summer 1964 - p. 159 - 192 - January 12, 2015 - January 18, 2015

WEEK EIGHT -> CHAPTER 7: Sacrifice: October-December 1964 - p. 193 - 224 - January 19, 2015 - January 25, 2015

WEEK NINE -> CHAPTER 8: Valley of the Black Pig: January 23 - April 9, 1965 - p. 225 - 256 - January 26, 2015 - February 1, 2015

WEEK TEN -> Part II: THE COST, CHAPTER 9: Lonely Acres: Summer 1965 - p. 257 - 282 - February 2, 2015 - February 8, 2015

WEEK ELEVEN -> CHAPTER 10: Like a Winner: September 1965-June 1966
- p. 283 - 314 - February 9, 2015 - February 15, 2015

WEEK TWELVE -> CHAPTER 11: A Thousand Days: August-December 1966
- p. 315 - 348 - February 16, 2015 - February 22, 2015

WEEK THIRTEEN -> Epilogue and Afterward - p. 349 - 376 - February 23, 2015 - March 1, 2015

WEEK FOURTEEN -> BOOK AS A WHOLE AND FINAL THOUGHTS - March 2, 2015 - March 8, 2015

There is one week off during the holiday week - in other words - you have two weeks for the assigned one week reading assignment. This allows everyone to keep up and allows our moderators time off with their families as well as time away for group members.

Happy Holidays!