The American Dream: a Short History of an Idea That Shaped a Nation.(Book Review)

USA Today (Magazine) | September 1, 2003| | Copyright

BY JIM CULLEN OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2003, 214 PAGES, $25.00

Martin Luther King, Jr. was no the only American who had dream. Conceived through a collective dream of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," the U.S. is nation of oneirophiles. What connects its motley population and distinguishes it from every other society is not ethnicity, religion, or language, but a set of shared ideal and aspirations commonly referred to as the American Dream. No on can begin to understand this court try without coming to terms with this vision.

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