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ROGER KIMBALL EMAILS: Today, Encounter Books publishes Athwart History: Half a Century of Polem?

By Glenn Reynolds

ROGER KIMBALL EMAILS:

Today, Encounter Books publishes Athwart History: Half a Century of Polemics, Animadversions, and Illuminations: A William F. Buckley Jr. Omnibus, which I edited together with Linda Bridges, Bill?s long-time assistant at National Review. I hope you?ll pick up a copy. Buckley?s anti-statist message is a necessary beacon in these dark times. as is his nimble, supremely civilized manner of dispatching his opponents and celebrating his friends and avocations. The book also boasts a splendid preface by George F. Will and a marvelous cover that goes a long way towards capturing Bill Buckley?s contagious delight.

The folks at Powerline (speaking of things necessary, nimble, and supremely civilized) graciously asked me to say a few words about the book on the occasion of its publication. I was delighted to do so and direct readers to my column there.

Check it out.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on July 27, 2010 (boomark / email).