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Book SynopsisAmerica emerged from the Reagan years transformed: socially, politically, technologically, and economically. This book tracks the changes of the 1980s in the context of Ronald Reagan's policies and convictions, providing a portrait of a president and of the watershed decade over which he presided.
Trade Review"Ehrman's work deserves to become one of the standard reference works for the Reagan period." Steven F. Hayward, Weekly Standard "John Ehrman combines meticulous research, intellectual honesty, originality, and common sense to produce an interpretation of the Reagan era that is illuminating, refreshing, and highly readable." Glen Jeansonne, Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison "Mr. Ehrman has... produced a fascinating tableau of the Reagan era... A brilliant new book, fully deserving its place on the Reagan bookshelf." Robert M. Smalley, Washington Times"