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In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

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In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

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In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

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In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

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In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

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In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

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In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

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In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

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In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

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In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

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In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

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In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

]]> 2008 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 10 09:14:53 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 09:17:56 -0700 2009 73071846 2744397 5339193 1568584105 9781568584102 6 <![CDATA[The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/53/193/5339193-m-1255671825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/53/193/5339193-s-1255671825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5339193.The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World_Ronald_Reagan_and_the_Betrayal_of_Main_Street_America 4.07 14 This carefully calibrated image is complete fiction, argues award-winning journalist William Kleinknecht. The Reagan presidency was epoch shattering, but not—as his propagandists would have it—because it invigorated private enterprise or made America feel strong again. His real legacy was the dismantling of an eight-decade period of reform in which working people were given an unprecedented sway over our politics, our economy, and our culture. Reagan halted this almost overnight.

In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

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In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

]]> 2008 0 0 false Tue Sep 15 13:33:28 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 13:33:33 -0700 2009 67608854 1792509 5339193 1568584105 9781568584102 6 <![CDATA[The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/53/193/5339193-m-1255671825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/53/193/5339193-s-1255671825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5339193.The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World_Ronald_Reagan_and_the_Betrayal_of_Main_Street_America 4.07 14 This carefully calibrated image is complete fiction, argues award-winning journalist William Kleinknecht. The Reagan presidency was epoch shattering, but not—as his propagandists would have it—because it invigorated private enterprise or made America feel strong again. His real legacy was the dismantling of an eight-decade period of reform in which working people were given an unprecedented sway over our politics, our economy, and our culture. Reagan halted this almost overnight.

In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

]]> 2008 0 0 false Sun Aug 16 09:58:51 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 09:58:51 -0700 2009 65066141 1268128 5339193 1568584105 9781568584102 6 <![CDATA[The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/53/193/5339193-m-1255671825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/53/193/5339193-s-1255671825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5339193.The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World_Ronald_Reagan_and_the_Betrayal_of_Main_Street_America 4.07 14 This carefully calibrated image is complete fiction, argues award-winning journalist William Kleinknecht. The Reagan presidency was epoch shattering, but not—as his propagandists would have it—because it invigorated private enterprise or made America feel strong again. His real legacy was the dismantling of an eight-decade period of reform in which working people were given an unprecedented sway over our politics, our economy, and our culture. Reagan halted this almost overnight.

In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

]]> 2008 0 0 false Sun Jul 26 18:38:49 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 18:38:49 -0700 2009 64915086 2450813 5339193 1568584105 9781568584102 6 <![CDATA[The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/53/193/5339193-m-1255671825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/53/193/5339193-s-1255671825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5339193.The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World_Ronald_Reagan_and_the_Betrayal_of_Main_Street_America 4.07 14 This carefully calibrated image is complete fiction, argues award-winning journalist William Kleinknecht. The Reagan presidency was epoch shattering, but not—as his propagandists would have it—because it invigorated private enterprise or made America feel strong again. His real legacy was the dismantling of an eight-decade period of reform in which working people were given an unprecedented sway over our politics, our economy, and our culture. Reagan halted this almost overnight.

In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

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In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

]]> 2008 0 0 false Sat Jun 20 21:36:44 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 21:36:44 -0700 2009 60012442 2089739 5339193 1568584105 9781568584102 6 <![CDATA[The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/53/193/5339193-m-1255671825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/53/193/5339193-s-1255671825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5339193.The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World_Ronald_Reagan_and_the_Betrayal_of_Main_Street_America 4.07 14 This carefully calibrated image is complete fiction, argues award-winning journalist William Kleinknecht. The Reagan presidency was epoch shattering, but not—as his propagandists would have it—because it invigorated private enterprise or made America feel strong again. His real legacy was the dismantling of an eight-decade period of reform in which working people were given an unprecedented sway over our politics, our economy, and our culture. Reagan halted this almost overnight.

In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

]]> 2008 3 0 false Wed Jun 24 12:32:35 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 06:21:40 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 12:32:35 -0700 2009 59451599 290703 5339193 1568584105 9781568584102 6 <![CDATA[The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/53/193/5339193-m-1255671825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/53/193/5339193-s-1255671825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5339193.The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World_Ronald_Reagan_and_the_Betrayal_of_Main_Street_America 4.07 14 This carefully calibrated image is complete fiction, argues award-winning journalist William Kleinknecht. The Reagan presidency was epoch shattering, but not—as his propagandists would have it—because it invigorated private enterprise or made America feel strong again. His real legacy was the dismantling of an eight-decade period of reform in which working people were given an unprecedented sway over our politics, our economy, and our culture. Reagan halted this almost overnight.

In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

]]> 2008 0 0 false Fri Jun 12 17:12:26 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 17:12:26 -0700 2009 59445530 314275 5339193 1568584105 9781568584102 6 <![CDATA[The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/53/193/5339193-m-1255671825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/53/193/5339193-s-1255671825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5339193.The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World_Ronald_Reagan_and_the_Betrayal_of_Main_Street_America 4.07 14 This carefully calibrated image is complete fiction, argues award-winning journalist William Kleinknecht. The Reagan presidency was epoch shattering, but not—as his propagandists would have it—because it invigorated private enterprise or made America feel strong again. His real legacy was the dismantling of an eight-decade period of reform in which working people were given an unprecedented sway over our politics, our economy, and our culture. Reagan halted this almost overnight.

In the tradition of Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kleinknecht explores middle America—starting with Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois—and shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.

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