The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation
- ISBN-10
- 0195173252
- ISBN-13
- 9780195173253
- Series
- The American Dream
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 214
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Jim Cullen
Description
The first "narrative history" traces the thread that binds the dreams and aspirations of most Americans together, exploring shared history and sacred texts--the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence--in search of the origins of these ideas.
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- 2015-01-08
- 240 pages
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- Oxford University Press, USA
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- 2018-01-31
- 84 pages
- Paperback
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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- 2016-11-18
- 368 pages
- Paperback
- University Press of Kansas
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