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  • Early Reagan: The Rise to Power

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Early Reagan: The Rise to Power

3.9 out of 5 stars (79)

Interviews with more than two hundred friends, family members, and colleagues and extensive research that included access to the minutes of the Screen Actors Guild meetings and to the Warner Bros. archives provide the basis for this profile
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This breezy, anecdotal book by the biographer of Katharine Hepburn, Margaret Mitchell, and others details Reagan's movie and television career while deemphasizing his political career. Despite his father's ardent support of Franklin Roosevelt, Reagan became a Republican because his friends and most of the actors he associated with were conservative. Although lacking the eloquence and brooding introspection of Gary Wills's Reagan's America: innocents at home ( LJ 2/1/87), this book is a lively recounting of Reagan's childhood and years in the entertainment industry, where his political instincts and interests were kindled. A fine selection for public libraries. Karl Helicher, Wolfsohn Memorial Lib., King of Prussia, Pa.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0688060501
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow & Co
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1987
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 617 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780688060503
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0688060503
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.5 pounds
  • Best Sellers Rank: #4,675,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 out of 5 stars (79)

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3.9 out of 5 stars
79 global ratings

Customers say

Customers find the book enjoyable to read about Ronald Reagan's early years and appreciate its content, with one review noting how it provides perspective and depth. They consider Reagan a great president. The writing style receives mixed feedback, with some customers finding it well written while others say it includes too much detail about non-essential background information.
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17 customers mention interesting, 14 positive, 3 negative
Customers find the book interesting, particularly enjoying reading about Ronald Reagan's early years, with one customer noting it's more engaging than a dry recital.
Very interesting to see where Ronald Reagan came from and what he accomplished in his lifetime....Read more
This is a very nice and interesting story about the early life of Ronald Regan....Read more
The author did a lot of research and the book is interesting and enjoyable. Reagan was very impressive as a teenager and young man,...Read more
I found this book very interesting since I always thought highly of President Reagan.Read more
13 customers mention content, 12 positive, 1 negative
Customers find the content of the book wonderful, with one customer noting how it provides perspective and depth.
Great book.Read more
Good readRead more
I enjoyed reading this book. It is always interesting to read about people growing up and what they did to become who they were....Read more
I loved this book. Easy to read, some good storytelling along the way with facts....Read more
6 customers mention person, 6 positive, 0 negative
Customers appreciate Reagan's character, describing him as a great man and president, with one customer noting how he surrounded himself with knowledgeable people.
Ronald Reagan was a great President and an outstanding person and all I have read about has substantiated that.Read more
...high standards and good morals and this produced good, decent and honorable men like Ronald Reagan.Read more
He was amazing and did so much and well in anything he did. Loved him as President.Read more
...I enjoyed learning about his background and what a nice young man he really was....Read more
5 customers mention detail, 2 positive, 3 negative
Customers have mixed opinions about the level of detail in the book, with some finding it possibly too much information.
It has too much detail that does not interest me...and long chaptersRead more
Great book on Ronald Reagan's early life. Detailed and entertaining. On par with Scott Eyman's "Wayne."Read more
...Possibly too much detail for me. I do wish the author would have gone into the race for governor of California.Read more
The book was very clear and detailed about Ronald Reagan's life....Read more
5 customers mention writing style, 3 positive, 2 negative
Customers have mixed opinions about the writing style of the book.
...I liked him as a young man, a movie actor, and a President. Well written with interesting personal tidbits.Read more
...Not so, too much written about non essential badckground. I would not recommend this book to any of my friends, I'm sorry I bought it.Read more
...The book is well written, for sure, though.Read more
The writer takes off on to many tangents....Read more
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