03/11/2024 - A decent book which I did not finish - the early chapters were interesting and concerned the history of the Goldwater family - real pioneers (as businessmen) in the Old West - also, the initial descriptions of Barry Goldwater as a person and as a younger man were of interest - but - once the book got into Goldwater's life as a U.S. Senator, and otherwise as a politician, it was boring - extended discussions of the political issues and elections of the 1950s/60s were tedious and are no longer relevant - on and on the book went in that mode - Nixon, Kennedy, Johnson - who cares anymore about their political squabbling - however, I liked Barry Goldwater the man - a true conservative - a mensch who understood the value of history and experience and who staunchly opposed expedient ideas advanced for the sole purpose of sustaining someone's political career and status - God rest his soul. ( )