Bunch of amateurs a search for the American character

Summary: Beginning with Ben Franklin's kite and leading all the way to the current TV hit "American Idol," Hitt argues that the nation's love of self-invented obsessives has always driven the country to rediscover the true heart of the American dream.

Record details

ISBN: 9780307955180 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0307955184 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (280 p.)
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Gungywamping -- Once more, to the gates -- The truth about birds -- A confederacy of dabblers -- Mighty white of you: a comedy of amateurs -- Eyeing heaven -- The pursuit of happiness.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.