Russell Amos Kirk (1918-1994) was one of the leading voices of twentieth century American conservatism, with a career as a man of letters that spanned over four and a half decades. His survey of Anglo-American conservatism, The Conservative Mind, published at the beginning of his career, in 1953, was important in giving an identity and pedigree to the fledgling post-war American conservative movement, and was representative of his traditional,...