Bunch of amateurs
Subtitle: a search for the American character
By: Jack Hitt
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780307393753
Subjects: History; Research; American Dream; American National characteristics; Scientists; Technological innovations; Amateurism; Inventors
Description: Beginning with Ben Franklin's kite and leading all the way to the current TV hit "American Idol," Hitt argues that the nation's love of self-invented obsessives has always driven the country to rediscover the true heart of the American dream.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Gungywamping; title: Once more, to the gates; title: The truth about birds; title: A confederacy of dabblers; title: Mighty white of you: a comedy of amateurs; title: Eyeing heaven; title: The pursuit of happiness.