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Book Review By Jack Goodstein
Dutch by Edmund Morris

Dutch is the story of Ronald Reagan's life from his childhood through his presidency. Morris leaves out very little. He talks about Reagan's college life, his stint as a sports caster, his acting career, his union presidency, and his complete political career in Sacramento and Washington, DC. Reagan's personal life is also covered--both his first marriage to Jane Wyman and his second to Nancy.

Perhaps the most controversial aspect of this book is the author's decision to intrude himself as a fictional character into the life of his subject.


Plot & Themes
job/profession:
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Politician story? - Right wing pol fighting left wing
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - American

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes

Writing Style
Book makes you feel? - thoughtful
If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations? - A lot 11-15 B&W
How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 51%-75% of book
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