Tear down this myth
Subtitle: the right-wing distortion of the Reagan legacy
By: Will Bunch
Edition: 1st Free Press trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781416597636
Subjects: Politics and government; Symbolism in politics; Influence; Political culture; Political and social views; Public opinion; Conservatism; Case studies
Description: Bunch rolls back some of the worst distortions concerning the Reagan myth: that Reagan was one of the most popular modern presidents; that his tax cut caused the bull market of the 1980s; and that he won the Cold War, and examines the Gipper's conservatist legacy as it continues to impact America's political and economic situation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-258) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ronald Reagan Boulevard; title: A man before myth; title: An untaxing burden; title: Warrior defused; title: Prospero unmasked; title: Rolling back Reagan; title: Enter the mythmakers; title: The great misinterpreter; title: Reagan's '08 campaign; title: Exorcising Gipper's ghost.