Last Act, Craig Shirley
Last Act, Craig Shirley
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Last Act
The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan

Author: Craig Shirley, Lou Cannon

Narrator: Henry O. Arnold

Unabridged: 11 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 10/13/2015


Synopsis

His name in American politics is more cited than any other president. Both the Republican and Democratic parties are radically different today, mainly as a result of Ronald Reagan and the force of his ideas. No twentieth century president shaped the American political landscape so profoundly.Craig Shirley’s Last Act is the important final chapter in the life of Reagan that no one has thus far covered. It’s the kind of book that widens our understanding of American history and of the presidency and the men who occupied it. To tell Reagan’s story, Craig has secured the complete, exclusive, and enthusiastic support of the Reagan Foundation and Library and spent considerable time there reviewing sealed files and confidential information.Cast in a grand and compelling narrative style, Last Act contains interesting and heretofore untold anecdotes about Reagan, Mrs. Reagan, their pleasure at retirement, the onslaught of the awful Alzheimer’s and how he and Mrs. Reagan dealt with the diagnosis, the slow demise, the extensive plans for a state funeral, the outpouring from the nation, which stunned the political establishment, the Reagan legacy, and how his shadow looms more and more over the Republican Party, Washington, the culture of America, and the world.

About Craig Shirley

Craig Shirley is the author of four critically praised bestsellers about Ronald Reagan, Reagan's Revolution, Rendezvous with Destiny, Last Act, and Reagan Rising. His book December 1941 appeared multiple times on the New York Times bestseller list. Shirley is chairman of Shirley & Banister Public Affairs and is a widely sought-after speaker and commentator. The Visiting Reagan Scholar at Eureka College, Shirley is on the Board of Governors of the Reagan Ranch and lectures frequently at the Reagan Library, and he has written extensively for Newsmax, The Washington Post, the Washington Examiner, the Washington Times, the Los Angeles Times, Townhall, Breitbart, National Review, LifeZette, CNS, and many other publications. Considered one of the foremost public intellectuals on the history of conservatism in America, Shirley also wrote Mary Ball Washington: The Untold Story of George Washington's Mother, which won the "People's Choice Award" from the Library of Virginia. He is now working on The Search for Reagan and an examination of the Donald Trump presidency titled American Prometheus.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jimmy on September 30, 2015

What a book! If you admire Ronald Reagan, you will find this book fascinating. If you, as I did, watched for every story about him after he announced his Alzheimer’s and watched every part of his funeral with several tears along the way, this book will fill in all those questions you probably had. Cr......more

Goodreads review by Steve on November 17, 2018

[URL not allowed] “Last Act: The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan” by Craig Shirley was published in 2015. This is one of four books he has authored focusing on Reagan’s national political career and retirement. Shirley is an author and pubic affairs consultant,......more

Goodreads review by Mike on February 19, 2018

Craig Shirley has delivered another great book on Ronald Reagan. This time examining his remaining years out of office. Relying on several interviews with those extremely close to Ronald and Nancy, Shirley gives many insights heretofore unknown by the public regarding the Reagan's and their (often s......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on January 17, 2016

Some good research, especially on the details of Reagan's funeral, but needed better editing. Shirley repeats himself and belabors points long after they have been driven home.......more

Goodreads review by Pastor Greg on September 15, 2021

One of the more enjoyable books to hit my shelf this year. I have a hard copy that I bought in a thrift store but I listened to this on Scribd (Narrated by Henry Arnold). I debated as Ronald Reagan in the 6th grade against a classmate representing Jimmy Carter. I may have been the only kid in the ro......more