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The Real American Dream : A Meditation on Hope.

Delbanco, Andrew.

The Real American Dream : A Meditation on Hope. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (157 pages) - The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization Series . - The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization Series .

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Prologue -- 1. GOD -- 2. NATION -- 3. SELF -- Notes -- Index.

In The Real American Dream literary scholar Andrew Delbanco shows how Americans have organized their days and ordered their lives--and ultimately created a culture--to make sense of the pain, desire, pleasure, and fear that are the stuff of human experience.

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National characteristics, American.
Melancholy-Social aspects-United States-History.
Puritans.
Nationalism-United States-History.
Self-Social aspects-United States-History-20th century.
United States-Civilization-Philosophy.


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