... book. The topics that were touched upon alludes to these current times. The author compares the years President Reagan held office to two previous Republican heydays, the 1920s and the Gilded Age of the late 19th century. I was excited to find this book based on the title and book description, mainly because I felt I was going to get a book of facts that would ... almost impossible to plod through the text. As for the construction of the U.S. economy, by 1989 concentration of wealth, mounting debt and financial recklessness were present enough of the Gilden Age. And also in the 1920s to...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School