Reagan
Subtitle: the life
By: H.W. Brands
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1181
ISBN-13: 9781410483799
Subjects: Politics and government; Presidents; Biography; Large type books
Description: H. W. Brands establishes Ronald Reagan as one of the two great presidents of the twentieth century, a true peer to Franklin Roosevelt. Reagan is an irresistible portrait of an underestimated politician whose pragmatic leadership and steadfast vision transformed the nation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 1109-1177).
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Part One: Prairie Idyll: 1911-1934; title: Part Two: the Golden West: 1935-1962; title: Part Three: A Time for Choosing: 1962-1980; title: Part Four: Heroic Dreams: 1980-1983; title: Part Five: a Worthy Adversary: 1984-1986; title: Part Six: The Frosty Iceland Air: 1986-1988; title: Part Seven: A Ranch in the Sky: 1989-2004; title: Acknowledgments; title: Sources; title: Notes.