Synopsis This collection of television journalism was assembled by news anchor Dan Rather and his staff at CBS. Under the rubric "The American Dream," a broad cross-section of Americans share experiences and tell how they pursued their dreams despite adversity. Their stories formed a continuing feature on Rather's evening news program.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2001-06-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 266 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 19.2 oz |
Publisher's Note The award-winning journalist explores the meaning of the American Dream for ordinary people across the country, from a woman who left Iran in search of religious freedom to an illiterate man who became a literacy advocate, chef, and author to a ten-year-old entrepreneur whose nonprofit company provides supplies to poor schools.
Industry Reviews "Earnestly slouching toward Bethlehem, P-A, The American Dream is [Rather's] attempt to outdo his NBC rival Tom Brokaw at providing Barnes & Noble skulkers with fast food for thought. Once the least affected of the big-league broadcast anchors, Brokaw hit paydirt as the eulogist of "the greatest generation," a Big Mac of a notion that he's turning into a franchise. Rather's competing Happy Meal is somewhere between McNuggets and a Whopper, with florid sauce on the side....The decaf version of a coffee-table book, THE AMERICAN DREAM is an uncanny mimicry of the way expedient exemplars now get stuck like human Post-It notes in the gallery during a State of the Union speech." Washington Post Book World - Tom Carson (06/03/2001)
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