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Bunch of amateurs : a search for the American character
Title:
Bunch of amateurs : a search for the American character
Author:
Hitt, Jack.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Crown Publishers, [2012]

©2012
Physical Description:
280 pages ; 25 cm
Summary:
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.
General Note:
Includes index.
Language:
English
Contents:
Gungywamping -- Once more, to the gates -- The truth about birds -- A confederacy of dabblers -- Mighty white of you: a comedy of amateurs -- Eyeing heaven -- The pursuit of happiness.
ISBN:
9780307393753
Format :
Book