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: | 2002-06-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 268 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 8.8 oz |
Publisher's Note
At a time when we are once again talking and thinking about the meaning of America, bestselling author and award-winning journalist Dan Rather provides a powerful look at Americans who struggle to achieve their desires and ambitions. With the stories of ordinary men and women accomplishing the extraordinary, Rather demonstrates how the American dream brings us together and guides us, as it has for more than 200 years. For some, the American dream is simply to own a home or rise out of poverty. Some wish to serve God, country, or community. There are those who want to learn to read or run their own business. Still others simply wish to exercise fundamental American rights: to openly practice their religion and to speak what is in their minds and hearts. 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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