Review of “Last Act: The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan” by Craig Shirley
“Last Act: The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan” by Craig Shirley was published in 2015. This is …
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Review of “Rendezvous with Destiny” by Craig Shirley
Craig Shirley’s “Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America” was published in 2009. This is Shirley’s …
Review of “Reagan Rising: The Decisive Years, 1976-1980” by Craig Shirley
“Reagan Rising: The Decisive Years, 1976-1980” by Craig Shirley was published in 2017. It is the most recently-published (and the …
Review of “Reagan’s Revolution” by Craig Shirley
Craig Shirley’s “Reagan’s Revolution: The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It All” was published in 2005. It is …
Review of “The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution” by Steven Hayward
Published in 2009, “The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution (1980-1989)” is the second book in a two-volume series authored …
Review of “The Age of Reagan: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order” by Steven Hayward
Published in 2001, “The Age of Reagan: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order (1964-1980)” is the first book in …
Review of “President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime” by Lou Cannon
Lou Cannon’s “President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime” was published in 1991 and is effectively the sequel to the …
Review of “Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power” by Lou Cannon
Published in 2003, Lou Cannon’s “Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power” is the prequel to his 1991 biography “President Reagan: …
Review of “Reagan: The Life” by H. W. Brands
“Reagan: The Life” by H.W. Brands was published in 2015. Brands is a professor at the University of Texas, a …
Welcome to the Revolution: Reading Ronald Reagan
During my transition between presidents it has become customary for me to pause a moment, take a deep breath and …
The Best Biographies of Jimmy Carter
Not since Teddy Roosevelt can I recall a former president who has had such a consequential and purposeful retirement as …
New Release Alert: “Fear: Trump in the White House” by Bob Woodward
Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward 448 pages Simon & Schuster Release Date: September 11, 2018 * …
Review of “The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Journey Beyond the White House” by Douglas Brinkley
Douglas Brinkley’s “The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Journey Beyond the White House” was published in 1998, seventeen years after Carter’s …
Review of “President Carter: The White House Years” by Stuart Eizenstat
Stuart Eizenstat’s “President Carter: The White House Years” was published four months ago. Eizenstat is an attorney, a former diplomat …
Review of “Jimmy Carter: A Comprehensive Biography from Plains to Post-Presidency” by Peter Bourne
Peter Bourne’s “Jimmy Carter: A Comprehensive Biography from Plains to Post-Presidency” was published in 1997. Bourne is a psychiatrist who …
