The real American dream : a meditation on hope / Andrew Delbanco.
The real American dream : a meditation on hope / Andrew Delbanco.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c1999.
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N973.01/5
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English
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Physical content
viii, 143 p. ; 20 cm.
Contents
Prologue -- 1. God -- 2. Nation -- 3. Self.
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c1999.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
"In The Real American Dream one of the nation's premier literary scholars searches out the symbols and stories by which Americans have reached for something beyond worldly desire. A spiritual history ranging from the first English settlements to the present day, the book is also a lively, deeply learned meditation on hope."--BOOK JACKET. "Andrew De...
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The real American dream : a meditation on hope / Andrew Delbanco.
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The William E. Massey, Sr. lectures in the history of American civilization ; 1998.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c1999.
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N973.01/5
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74Vvg7Jj055O
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ISBN
0674749251 (alk. paper)
9780674749252 (alk. paper)
DDC
973.01
MMS ID
991012251539702626
