The American Dream: A Cultural History
Larry Samuel takes us over the landscape of the American Dream, a territory that shifts from fresh to fantastic, from bold to downtrodden in the eight decades since James Truslow Adams minted the phrase. A compelling study of how we have made ourselves through an idea that no one can completely define but everyone wants a piece of. --Kenneth Lipartito, Florida International UniversitySamuel s book provides a must read for anyone wishing to know how the changing face of the Dream has informed politics, everyday life and even the nation s identity itself. --Lary May, author of The Big Tomorrow: Hollywood and the Politics of the American WaySamuel has provided a fascinating survey of our culture and character, documenting that always elusive definition of just who exactly we really are as a people. --John Zogby, author of The Way We ll Be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American DreamThe American Dream is a fundamental reference in American studies and should therefore be part of every public library in the U.S. Lawrence Samuel write vividly, with clarity, and passion. --Journal of American CultureSamuel has provided a fascinating survey of our culture and character, documenting that always elusive definition of just who exactly we really are as a people. --John Zogby, author of The Way We ll Be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream