Morning in America: How Ronald Reagan Invented the 1980's
by Gil Troy
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages417 pages
ISBN
9780691130606
Published
2005
Description
Did America's fortieth president Lead a conservative counterrevolution that left liberalism gasping for air? The answer, for both his admirers and his detractors, is often yes. In, Gil Troy argues that the great communic...Did America's fortieth president Lead a conservative counterrevolution that left liberalism gasping for air? The answer, for both his admirers and his detractors, is often yes. In, Gil Troy argues that the great communicator was also the great conciliator. His pioneering and lively reassessment of Ronald Reagan's legacy takes us through the 1980s in ten year-by-year chapters, integrating the story of the Reagan presidency with stories of The Decade's cultural icons and watershed moments-from personalities to popular television shows.