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100 1  Kleinknecht, William,|d1960- 
245 14 The man who sold the world :|bRonald Reagan and the 
       betrayal of Main Street America /|cWilliam Kleinknecht. 
264  1 New York :|bNation Books,|c[2009] 
264  4 |c©2009 
300    xxvii, 317 pages ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-297) and 
       index. 
505 0  Forgotten roots -- Two views of America -- The invasion --
       Year zero -- The looting of America -- Merger mania -- The
       effluvia of commerce -- The spoils of revolution -- The 
       great enabler -- "The man with the badge" -- The second-
       rate society. 
520    Since Ronald Reagan left office--and particularly after 
       his death--his shadow has loomed large over American 
       politics: Republicans and many Democrats have waxed 
       nostalgic, extolling the Republican tradition he embodied,
       the optimism he espoused, and his abilities as a 
       communicator. This carefully calibrated image is complete 
       fiction, argues journalist William Kleinknecht. The Reagan
       presidency was epoch-shattering, but not--as his 
       propagandists would have it--because it invigorated 
       private enterprise or made America feel strong again. His 
       real legacy was the dismantling of an eight-decade period 
       of reform in which working people were given an 
       unprecedented sway over our politics, our economy, and our
       culture. Reagan halted this almost overnight. Kleinknecht 
       explores middle America--starting with Reagan's hometown 
       of Dixon, Illinois--and shows that as the Reagan legend 
       grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle 
       America.--From publisher description. 
600 10 Reagan, Ronald|xPolitical and social views. 
600 10 Reagan, Ronald|xEthics. 
600 10 Reagan, Ronald|xInfluence. 
650  0 City and town life|zUnited States. 
650  0 Social values|zUnited States. 
650  0 National characteristics, American. 
651  0 United States|xPolitics and government|y1981-1989. 
651  0 United States|xEconomic policy|y1981-1993. 
651  0 United States|xSocial policy|y1980-1993. 
651  0 United States|xSocial conditions|y1980-2020 
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