In Ronald Reagan’s chaotic childhood, the imagination was armor. There is nothing unusual about that; transcending the doubts, hesitations, and fears swirling around you by casting yourself internally as the hero of your own adventure story is a characteristic psychic defense mechanism of the Boy Who Disappears. — Rick Perlstein
Tags: Adventure, Hero, Childhood, Rick Perlstein, American, Historian
Mini who’s who:
Rick Perlstein : American Historian
Born: 1969