Tear down this myth : how the Reagan legacy has distorted our politics and haunts our future /

Bunch rolls back some of the worst distortions concerning the Reagan myth: that Reagan was one of the most popular modern presidents, that his tax cut caused the bull market of the 1980s and that he won the Cold War. He also examines the Gipper's conservatist legacy as it continues to impact Am...

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Main Author: Bunch, William
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Free Press, [2009]
Edition:1st Free Press hardcover ed.
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