Title: The age of Reagan.
Authors: Hayward, Steven F.
Publisher: Crown Forum,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Reagan, Ronald; Conservatism United States History; United States Politics and government; United States Foreign relations
Abstract: "?Those who say that we{u2019}re in a time when there are no heroes, they just don{u2019}t know where to look.? {u2013}President Ronald Reagan, January 20, 1981 Hero. It was a word most Americans weren{u2019}t using much in 1980. As they waited on gas and unemployment lines, as their enemies abroad grew ever more aggressive, and as one after another their leaders failed them, Americans began to believe the country{u2019}s greatness was fading. Yet within two years the recession and gas shortage were over. Before the decade was out, the Cold War was won, the Berlin Wall came crashing down, and America was once more at the height of prosperity. And the nation had a new hero: Ronald Wilson Reagan. Reagan{u2019}s greatness is today widely acknowledged, but his legacy is still misunderstood.^
Contents: Prologue : The lion at the gate -- pt. 1. The imprisoned lightning -- "The town trembled" : from election day to inauguration day -- Dunkirk -- "Lie, cheat, steal..." -- The shot heard round the world -- Stay the course -- The gathering storm -- The year of living dangerously -- Realignment manqué -- Intermission : Reagan at the ranch -- pt. 2. The new colossus -- The fulcrum : three days in Geneva -- I lift up my lamp : the road to Reykjavik -- "Tempest-tost" : the Iran-Contra climax -- Crash -- A mighty woman with a torch -- Epilogue : The Reagan revolution and its discontents.