Research Catalog

Title

Reagan rising : the decisive years, 1976-1980 / Craig Shirley.

Author

Shirley, Craig

Publication

New York, NY : Broadside Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]

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Details

Description

xvii, 409 pages : illustration; 24 cm

Summary

"In 1976, when Ronald Reagan narrowly lost his bid for the GOP presidential nomination to Gerald Ford--his second attempt after 1968--most observers believed Reagan's political career was over. Yet one year later, at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, Reagan sounded like a new man. He introduced conservatives to a 'New Republican Party,' one that looked beyond the traditional country club and corporate boardroom base to embrace 'the man and woman in the factories ... the farmer ... the cop on the beat. Our party,' Reagan said, 'must be the party of the individual. It must not sell out the individual to cater to the group.' Reagan's movement quickly spread, supported by emerging conservative leaders and influential think tanks. Meanwhile, for the first time in modern history, Reagan also began drawing young people to American conservatism. But the former governor's political philosophy wasn't the only thing that was changing. A new man was emerging as well: The angry anti-Communist was evolving into a more reflective, thoughtful, hopeful, and spiritual leader. He championed the individual at home, rejecting containment and détente abroad, and advocating for the defeat of Soviet communism, and his appeal crossed party lines. In Reagan Rising, bestselling biographer Craig Shirley tells the story of the decisive years after Reagan's defeat. He takes readers vividly through the changes that Reagan, conservatives, the Republican Party, and the nation as a whole experienced, as well as the struggles and failures of the Carter administration, which would set the stage for Reagan's triumphant emergence. As conservatives seek to redefine their identity after the brutal 2016 presidential campaign, Reagan Rising offers a brighter message, with insight into Reagan's optimistic and unifying philosophy. After Reagan's astonishing rise from the ashes of his lost 1976 presidential bid to his overwhelming victory in 1980, American conservatism--and the nation itself--would never be the same."--Jacket.

Subjects

• Presidents
• Presidential candidates
• United States
• Politics and government
• Presidents > United States > Biography
• 1977-1981
• Presidents > United States > Election > 1980
• Presidents > Election
• Reagan, Ronald
• Presidential candidates > United States > Biography
• Biographies
• Biography
• United States > Politics and government > 1977-1981

Genre/Form

• Biographies.
• Biography.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-389) and index.

Contents

All by himself -- While we were marching through Georgetown -- Into the wilderness -- The bear in the room -- Canal Zone defense -- Drinking the Kool-Aid -- Reagan on ice -- Bread and circuses -- Up from Carterism -- "Big John" versus "Poppy" -- Georgia versus Georgetown -- Adrift -- Iowa agonistes -- Reagan's Dunkirk -- Sunshine conservatives -- The politics of politics -- Island of freedom.

Call Number

JFE 17-4594

ISBN

• 9780062456557
• 0062456555

LCCN

2016048355

OCLC

951505384

Author

Shirley, Craig, author.

Title

Reagan rising : the decisive years, 1976-1980 / Craig Shirley.

Publisher

New York, NY : Broadside Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-389) and index.

Chronological Term

1977-1981

Other Form:

Online version: Shirley, Craig. Reagan rising. First edition. New York, NY : Broadside Books, 2017 9780062456564 (DLC) 2017002746

Research Call Number

JFE 17-4594