Summary
H. W. Brands establishes Ronald Reagan as one of the two great presidents of the twentieth century, a true peer to Franklin Roosevelt. Reagan is an irresistible portrait of an underestimated politician whose pragmatic leadership and steadfast vision transformed the nation. Full description
- Prologue
- Part One: Prairie Idyll: 1911-1934
- Part Two: the Golden West: 1935-1962
- Part Three: A Time for Choosing: 1962-1980
- Part Four: Heroic Dreams: 1980-1983
- Part Five: a Worthy Adversary: 1984-1986
- Part Six: The Frosty Iceland Air: 1986-1988
- Part Seven: A Ranch in the Sky: 1989-2004
- Acknowledgments
- Sources
- Notes.