The power of determination: Featuring the story of Ronald Reagan

The power of determination: Featuring the story of Ronald Reagan by Della Mae Rasmussen and Phyllis Collan

This book was not as bad as I thought it would be. It is a biography of Ronald Reagan. Most of the life events appear to be accurate. However, the reasoning and the "determination" may be far fetched. For some reason, there is a bird telling the story.

The book is fairly long for a kid book. It also ends with "everyone knows who he is" now. Alas it is now four decades after his election and he is not as well known.

The book tells the story of Reagan growing up in poverty in Illinois. He works hard and works his way through college. It is now the depression and he decides he wants to be a sports announcer. He does such a good job that he is encouraged to go to Hollywood. There he has success and has a good, easy life. He decides to go into politics.

The book presents his experiences being upset with discrimination and encouraging people to work hard. The book tries to have a humorous tone that does get a bit over the top.