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THE AMERICA THAT REAGAN MADE is a whistle-stop survey of American politics from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama, with visits to poll results, biennial elections, political crises and policy questions of the past thirty years.  It touches on numerous aspects of American political life as well as economics, art, literature, science, society, fads, and customs that changed the culture of the United States.  The story is told in terms of the presidents who shaped and led the nation, the elections that brought and kept them in power, and the dozens of people who collectively played a part in helping mold the national experience from 1980-2010.

Chapter One:  Malaise

Chapter Two:  1980 Election

Chapter Three:  I, Ronald Wilson Reagan

Chapter Four:  A Rising Tide

Chapter Five:  Morning in America

Chapter Six:  A Thousand Points of Light

Chapter Seven:  From a Distance

Chapter Eight:  Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

Chapter Nine:  The Postmodern Nineties

Chapter Ten:  Triangulation

Chapter Eleven:  9/11

Chapter Twelve:  Misunderestimated

Chapter Thirteen:  Obama!

Epilogue:  Epochs

 

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J. David Woodard is a Professor of Political Science at Clemson University and co-author of The Conservative Tradition in America (3rd edition, 2005).  He is also the author of Ronald Reagan:  A Biography (2011) and The Politics of Virtue (2012).