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Ronald Reagan : The American Presidents Series: the 40th President, 1981-1989 by Jacob Weisberg (2016, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-100805097279
ISBN-139780805097276
eBay Product ID (ePID)159847084
Product Key Features
Book TitleRonald Reagan : the American Presidents Series: the 40th President, 1981-1989
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year2016
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJacob Weisberg
Book SeriesThe American Presidents Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight10.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-024692
Reviews"Weisberg takes his historical duties seriously, laying out Reagan's actions with an admirable lack of pop psychology. . . . This concise biography makes a good case that Reagan was the second most important president of the 20th century after Franklin Roosevelt."-- Kirkus Reviews, Praise for The Bush Tragedy "Dazzling . . . If you read one book about George W. Bush and his presidency, this should be it."-Malcolm Gladwell"An intelligent and illuminating book."- The New York Times Book Review
SynopsisThe conservative icon who reshaped American politics and laid the groundwork for the end of the Cold War In the second half of the twentieth century, no American president defined his political era as did Ronald Reagan. He ushered in an age that extolled smaller government, tax cuts, and strong defense, and to this day politicians of both political parties operate within the parameters of the world he made. His eight years in office from 1981 to 1989 were a time of economic crisis and recovery, a new American assertiveness abroad, and an engagement with the Soviet Union that began in conflict but moved in surprising new directions. Jacob Weisberg provides a bracing portrait of America's fortieth president and the ideas that animated his political career, offering a fresh psychological interpretation and showing that there was more to Reagan than the usual stereotypes. Reagan, he observes, was a staunch conservative but was also unafraid to compromise and cut deals where necessary. And Reagan espoused a firm belief, just as firm as his belief in small government and strong defense, that nuclear weapons were immoral and ought to be eliminated. Weisberg argues that these facets of Reagan were too often ignored in his time but reveal why his presidency turned out to be so consequential. In the years since Reagan left office, he has been cast in marble by the Republican Party and dismissed by the Democrats. Weisberg shows why we need to move past these responses if we wish truly to appreciate his accomplishments and his legacy.
LC Classification NumberE877.W45 2016
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