Reagan's America (e-book) (used book) | Garry Wills | bookbook.eu

Description

Ronald Reagan achieved magical accord with the American people, attuning them to his moral vision of a nation made up of optimistic individualists, tough yet God-fearing, blessed with a special destiny. In Reagan's America, Pulitzer Prize winning author & historian Garry Wills seeks to understand Reagan's appeal thru understanding his audience, the Americans who found in him everything they wanted to believe about themselves. An authoritative biography & a fascinating cultural history, Reagan's America reveals how this savvy, charismatic leader restored a nation's fading sense of innocence & faith in itself.
Introduction
Huck Finn's World --
Jack --
Nelle --
Lifeguard --
Eureka --
Strike --
Pap Finn's World --
Depression --
Gabriel --
G-Men --
"Govment" --
Individualism --
Radio --
Davenport --
Des Moines --
Journalist --
Sports --
Announcer --
Movies --
The Charlie Skid --
Chastity Symbols --
War Movies --
Could He Act? --
Costarring --
Being Up --
Hollywood on the Potomac --
Union Man --
SAG: Actors and the New Deal --
IATSE: Controlling Exhibitors --
CSU: Hot Sets --
HICCASP: G-Men II --
MPIC: Rituals of Clearance --
Company Man --
MCA: The Deal --
MCA: The Investigation --
GE: The Speech --
Basico: Behavior Engineering --
Citizen Governor --
Government Man --
Unique Selling Intelligence --
State of Grace --
The Sears Interregnum --
War Movies II --
Home Base --
Silver Bullet --
Reaganomics --
Greenfield Village on the Potomac --
Original Sinlessness
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index