Bibliograph

REAGAN'S AMERICA, innocents at home

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REAGAN'S AMERICA, innocents at home

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

REAGAN'S AMERICA

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

innocents at home

Summary

Updated with a new preface by the author, this captivating biography of America's fortieth president recounts Ronald Reagan's life-from his poverty-stricken Illinois childhood to his acting career to his California governorship to his role as commander in chief-and examines the powerful myths surrounding him, many of which he created himself. Praised by some for his sunny optimism and old-fashioned rugged individualism, derided by others for being a politician out of touch with reality, Reagan was both a popular and polarizing figure in the 1980s United States, and continues to fascinate us as a symbol. In Reagan's America, Garry Wills reveals the realities behind Reagan's own descriptions of his idyllic boyhood, as well as the story behind his leadership of the Screen Actors Guild, the role religion played in his thinking, and the facts of his military service

Target audience

adult

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