The Reagan Revolution: a Very Short Introduction

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The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction Book Review Written By: Kayla Blackwell Dr. Romine The American Presidency November 8, 2012 The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction Presidents have always been evaluated and critiqued. Writings on presidents and their administrations take different forms. Some only praise a particular president and others only criticize him. These writings are often intended for specific audiences with particular goals in mind. The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction, by Gil Troy, published in 2009 briefly summarized the Reagan presidency, look into both his public and private life. This book tries to capture the complexities involved in Reagan’s presidential term. It looks at the effects of his leadership and his policies that continue long after his departure from the White House. Troy’s book is a brief, but very insightful, seemingly bipartisan, look at how the “Reagan Revolution” was born, blossomed, and continues to root in the heart of presidential leadership styles. Gil Troy is a distinguished historian and professor. Troy is a Professor of History at McGill University in Montreal. He is also a Visiting Scholar with the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington. He attended Harvard University where he earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. He has been highly praised by the History News Network and by Maclean’s magazine. Troy has written, co-authored, and edited several books such as, Living in the Eighties and History of Presidential Elections. His writings have often appeared in publications such as the Washington Post, Newsday, the New York Times Book Review, the National Post, as well as others (Gil Troy Biography). Gil Troy wrote this book in such a way that everyone can understand it, but it is especially geared toward students in order to open new subjects. The

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