Introduction: Why it matters now -- Where it all started -- Learning to fall -- The greatest teachers -- Jumping the tiger -- A new kind of campaigning -- The Reagan boost -- Building pressure -- Getting to leadership -- Keeping my job -- The contract with America -- What the march accomplished -- Onward to victory -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Meet Joe Gaylord -- Appendix B: Gaylord's lessons for success -- Appendix C: Gaylord's sex keys to building a majority.

Gingrich, Gaylord and Brogdon take readers behind the scenes of the Republican revolution in 1994, and the rise of the modern GOP. They share never-before-told stories about Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, and other fascinating political figures. They also show how the rise of modern conservatism is immensely relevant today in dealing with the challenges our nation faces. -- adapted from jacket