{"product_id":"from-ronald-to-donald-how-the-myth-of-reagan-became-the-cult-of-trump-9781476690322","title":"From Ronald to Donald: How the Myth of Reagan Became the Cult of Trump","description":"\u003cp\u003e On November 4, 1980, American voters gave Ronald Reagan a 41-state Electoral College landslide. The man this mandate carried into the White House was largely compounded of mythology. Like most compelling mythologies, Reagan's was a synthesis of celebrity as well as emotional, intellectual, and cultural streams. Throughout his eight years in the oval office, the \"Great Communicator\" was largely successful in shaping the soul of America to reflect his durable mantra that \"government is the problem.\" That same American soul later embraced Donald Trump--a president who, the authors argue, would have appalled Reagan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Reagan's myth persists, and by understanding his time in office in the context of American history and of the American presidency, we can understand how a transformative president created more than policy by also shaping culture with the instrumental force of mythology. This book attempts to neither praise nor bury Reagan but to explain him in non-partisan terms of contemporary popular mythology. The authors examine his legacy in his war on \"big government,\" which still drives politics, economic policy, and culture, even in Trump's era. They make the case that understanding the mythology at work is a necessary step toward healing American politics and saving American democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edwin G. Oswald, Alan Axelrod\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.84h x 5.97w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476690322","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42931978895497,"sku":"9781476690322","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_c9502a7b-f7bb-4e42-bed9-9709f7add06a.jpg?v=1724739037","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/from-ronald-to-donald-how-the-myth-of-reagan-became-the-cult-of-trump-9781476690322","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}