Reagan's America : innocents at home
Title:
Reagan's America : innocents at home
Author:
Wills, Garry, 1934- author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, 1987.
©1987
Physical Description:
viii, 472 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary:
A biography analyzing the values surrounding Reagan as he grew up, was educated, entered into the movie and business worlds, and finally into politics.
Language:
English
Contents:
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.
ISBN:
9780385182867
Format :
Book
