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The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation

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The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation

by Jim Cullen

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New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. 1st ed, 1st prntng. Hardcover. VG+++/VG+++, not clipped.. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4. Cream three-quarter boards w/ navy cloth center, metallic red lettering on spine. Imscribed and signed by author on title page. Clean, unmarked, solid.

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"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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Title
The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation
Author
Jim Cullen
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - VG+++
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VG+++, not clipped.
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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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