{"product_id":"9781504045414","title":"Reagan's America: Innocents at Home","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestseller: A “remarkable and evenhanded study of Ronald Reagan” from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln at Gettysburg\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Updated with a new preface by the author, this captivating biography of America’s fortieth president recounts Ronald Reagan’s life—from his poverty-stricken Illinois childhood to his acting career to his California governorship to his role as commander in chief—and examines the powerful myths surrounding him, many of which he created himself.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Praised by some for his sunny optimism and old-fashioned rugged individualism, derided by others for being a politician out of touch with reality, Reagan was both a popular and polarizing figure in the 1980s United States, and continues to fascinate us as a symbol. In \u003ci\u003eReagan’s America\u003c\/i\u003e, Garry Wills reveals the realities behind Reagan’s own descriptions of his idyllic boyhood, as well as the story behind his leadership of the Screen Actors Guild, the role religion played in his thinking, and the facts of his military service.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With a wide-ranging and balanced assessment of both the personal and political life of this outsize American icon, the author of such acclaimed works as \u003ci\u003eWhat Jesus Meant\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Kennedy Imprisonment\u003c\/i\u003e “elegantly dissects the first U.S. President to come out of Hollywood’s dream factory [in] a fascinating biography whose impact is enhanced by techniques of psychological profile and social history” (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131412988144,"sku":"9781504045414","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504045414_p0.jpg?v=1769897814","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504045414","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}