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by William Kleinknecht

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Since Ronald Reagan left office--and particularly after his death--his shadow has loomed large over American politics: Republicans and many Democrats have waxed nostalgic, extolling the Republican tradition he embodied, the optimism he espoused, and his abilities as a communicator.

This carefully calibrated image is complete fiction, argues award-winning journalist William Kleinknecht. The Reagan presidency was epoch shattering, but not--as his propagandists would have it--because it invigorated private enterprise or made America feel strong again. His real legacy was the dismantling of an eight-decade period of reform in which working people were given an unprecedented sway over our politics, our economy, and our culture. Reagan halted this almost overnight.

In the tradition of Thomas Frank's What's the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America--starting with Reagan's hometown of Dixon, Illinois--and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

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  • Title The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America
  • Author William Kleinknecht
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1St Edition
  • Pages 317
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Nation Books, New York, NY
  • Publication date 2009-02
  • ISBN 9781568584102 / 1568584105
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.1 in (23.62 x 16.51 x 2.79 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category Politics / Current Events
  • Library of Congress subjects National characteristics, American, City and town life - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008041112
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.927

About the author

William Kleinknecht is a veteran crime correspondent for the Newark Star-Ledger. He previously covered the crime beat for the New York Daily News. The winner of awards from the Associated Press and the American Society of Professional Journalists, he has contributed to American Journalism Review, National Law Journal, and the Boston Phoenix. The author of New Ethnic Mobs: The Changing Face of Organized Crime in America, he lives in Glen Rock, New Jersey.

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