Craig Shirley, the acclaimed biographer of former President Ronald Reagan, has a new project: detailing the post-presidency and legacy of the Gipper.
In “Last Act,” Shirley promises to dish anecdotes and historical stories never before heard.
“No Twentieth Century president shaped the American political landscape so profoundly, and Craig Shirley’s Last Act will tell the important final chapter in the life of Reagan, widening our understanding of American history and of the presidency and one of the most singular men to occupy the office,” Joel Miller of Thomas Nelson Publishers said this week in announcing the project.
“As with Shirley’s previous books, Last Act will delve deeply into the social history of the time and will closely examine Reagan’s achievements and the reasons why he became such an iconic figure of American history. We are witnessing almost every day that Reagan’s legacy, his views, and his philosophy have become so crucial in political sphere that they may very well mean the difference between winning or losing elections,” Miller said.
Shirley has written two other best-selling books on Reagan, Reagan’s Revolution: The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It All and Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign that Changed America.
He also penned the popular December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World, named a finalist in the “History” category for ForeWord Reviews’ “Book of the Year Awards.”
The president of Shirley & Banister Public Affairs in Alexandria, Va., he is also penning two other books, one on former President Dwight Eisenhower and a political biography of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich titled Citizen Newt.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
