| Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, and the Making of History Contributor(s): Diggins, John Patrick (Author), Porter, Ray (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786171693 ISBN-13: 9780786171699 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $40.46 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: This bold and philosophical reevaluation presents Ronald Reagan as an open-minded libertarian, combining a reverence for Americas historical traditions with an implacable faith in the limitless opportunities of the future. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 4.3" W x 8.44" (0.25 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Following his departure from office, Ronald Reagan was marginalized from public interest. But like Lincoln, who was also attacked for decades after his death, Reagan deserves to be regarded as one of our greatest presidents, an exemplar of true conservative values. In this bold and philosophical reevaluation, Diggins reveals that Reagan was a far more active and sophisticated president than we ever knew. His negotiations with Mikhail Gorbachev and his opposition to foreign interventions demonstrate that he was not a rigid hawk. In his pursuit of Emersonian ideals and distrust of big government, he was an open-minded libertarian, combining a reverence for America's hallowed historical traditions with an implacable faith in the limitless opportunities of the future. |
Contributor Bio(s): Porter, Ray: - Ray Porter is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Almost Famous, ER, and Frasier. Diggins, John Patrick: -John Patrick Diggins is the author of The Rise and Fall of the American Left, The Proud Decades: 1941-1960, and biographies of John Adams and Max Weber. He is a distinguished professor of history at the City University of New York Graduate Center. |