Title: Bunch of amateurs
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.
Subjects: History, Research, American Dream, American National characteristics, Scientists, Technological innovations, Amateurism, Inventors, New York Times reviewed
Places: United States