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 | | Edition Description: | Large Print |
| Size | | Length: | 480 pages | | Height: | 6.3 in | | Width: | 9.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 23.2 oz |
Publisher's Note
A powerful and inspirational look at how our nation's earliest ideals resonate in today's world, The American Dream shows us in very personal terms that America is still a place where hard work, dedication, and vision can transform dreams into reality. Bestselling author and award winning journalist who struggle for and achieve their desires and ambitions. Here he has gathered the stories of ordinary men and women across the country who are accomplishing the extraordinary, and demonstrates how the American dream guides us as individuals and as a society, binding us together even amid the fragmenting and self-isolating tendencies of modern American life. Stirring and provocative, The American Dream illustrates that the basic American desire for "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is alive and well. It also confirms what our founding fathers always believed: that we are a country of visionaries, in ways big and small.
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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