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Author Bunch, William.

Title Tear down this myth : how the Reagan legacy has distorted our politics and haunts our future / Will Bunch.

Publication Info. New York : Free Press, [2009]
©2009

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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  973.927 B881    Check Shelf
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Edition First Free Press hardcover edition.
Description 276 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-258) and index.
Summary 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.
Contents Ronald Reagan Boulevard -- A man before myth -- An untaxing burden -- Warrior defused -- Prospero unmasked -- Rolling back Reagan -- Enter the mythmakers -- The great misinterpreter -- Reagan's '08 campaign -- Exorcising Gipper's ghost.
Subject Reagan, Ronald -- Influence.
Symbolism in politics -- United States.
Conservatism -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989.
ISBN 9781416597629
141659762X
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