Becoming Ronald Reagan: The Rise of a Conservative Icon
Brand: Potomac Books
Categories: Books, Biographies & Memoirs, Leaders & Notable People



Dimensions: 6.42 x 1.15 x 9.28 inches
ISBN-13: 978-1612349688
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1612349684
Publisher: POTOMAC BOOKS
Print length: 328 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2019
subtitle: Hardcover – Illustrated, October 1, 2019
author: Visit Amazon's Robert Mann Page search results Robert Mann
review: Editorial Reviews Review “Ronald Reagan took one of the most unconventional paths to the presidency in American history. Robert Mann tells this part of Reagan’s remarkable story in lively, enlightening prose. Ronald Reagan evolved from rags to riches, liberal to conservative, and Democratic to Republican. But as Mann masterfully shows, Reagan’s innate talents and personal genuineness were evident at each stage of his transformation into an icon who will never ride into the sunset for conservatives.”—Larry J. Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia and author of The Kennedy Half-Century Published On: 2019-02-23 “This typically excellent, highly original work from Robert Mann will emerge as the standard interpretation of Reagan’s ideological evolution—and his development as a major political figure. Mann stresses both continuity in Reagan’s belief system and recognition of the pre-gubernatorial era’s importance. A must-read.”—Robert David Johnson, professor of history at Brooklyn College and the City University of New York Graduate Center and author of All the Way with LBJ: The 1964 Presidential Election Published On: 2019-02-23 “With empathy and critical insight, Robert Mann guides us on a journey through Ronald Reagan’s personal and political awakening. Anyone who wishes to understand the roots of modern conservatism will profit from this engaging and deeply researched study of Reagan’s ideological evolution from New Deal liberal to right-wing warrior. Love or loathe him, this book will help you understand him.”—Joshua M. Zeitz, author of Building the Great Society: Inside Lyndon Johnson's White House Published On: 2019-03-15 About the Author Robert Mann is a professor and holds the Manship Chair in Journalism at the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University. He is the author of numerous books, including Daisy Petals and Mushroom Clouds: LBJ, Barry Goldwater, and the Ad That Changed American Politics , named one of the best political books of 2011 by the Washington Post .