Way Out There in the Blue

Way Out There in the Blue Reagan, Star Wars and the End of the Cold War

Paperback (12 Mar 2001)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Using the Star Wars missile defense program as a magnifying glass on his presidency, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Frances FitzGerald gives us a wholly original portrait of Ronald Reagan. Drawing on extensive research, FitzGerald shows how Reagan managed to get billions in funding for a program that was technologically impossible by exploiting the fears of the American public. The Reagan who emerges from FitzGerald's book was a gifted politician with a deep understanding of the national psyche, and an executive almost totally disengaged from the policies of his administration. Both appalling and funny, Way Out There in the Blue is the most penetrating study of Reagan's presidency to date.

Book information

ISBN: 9780743200233
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Pub date:
DEWEY: 973.9
Language: English
Number of pages: 592
Weight: 896g
Height: 229mm
Width: 150mm
Spine width: 39mm