The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation
by Jim Cullen
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG+++/VG+++, not clipped.
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Port Washington, New York, United States
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Synopsis
"The American Dream" is one of the most familiar and resonant phrases in our national lexicon, so familiar that we seldom pause to ask its origin, its history, or what it actually means. In this fascinating short history, Jim Cullen explores the meaning of the American Dream, or rather the several American Dreams that have both reflected and shaped American identity from the Pilgrims to the present. Cullen begins by noting that the United States, unlike most other nations,defines itself not on the facts of blood, religion, language, geography, or shared history, but on a set of ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence and consolidated in the Constitution...
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- Bookseller
- North Shore Theory Co. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L210107
- Title
- The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation
- Author
- Jim Cullen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+++
- Jacket Condition
- VG+++, not clipped.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed, 1st prntng
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8 1/2 x 5 3/4
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