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Author Sirak, Gary, author

Title The American dream revisited : ordinary people, extraordinary results / Gary Sirak
Published Nashville : Morgan James Publishing, [2017]
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Contents Intro; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Note to Reader; Chapter 1 Why I Wrote this Book; Chapter 2 An Historic Perspective; Chapter 3 A Personal Perspective; Chapter 4 An Amish Perspective; Chapter 5 A Streetwise Perspective; Chapter 6 A Faith-Based Perspective; Chapter 7 A Father's Perspective; Chapter 8 A Survivor's Perspective; Chapter 9 A Challenged Perspective; Chapter 10 A Political Perspective; Chapter 11 A Kid's Perspective; Chapter 12 An Immigrant's Perspective; Chapter 13 An Artistic Perspective; Chapter 14 A General's Perspective; Chapter 15 My Perspective
Summary True stories that reveal why hard work and determination still count'and how the promise of America is still very much alive. The book is a collection of compelling stories from people that overcame a variety of adversities to achieve their American Dream. Featuring accounts of people facing a wide variety of challenges and coming from a wide variety of backgrounds, this book will turn skeptics into believers by way of everyday life examples. It instills inspiration and hope'reminding us that no matter the obstacles, this is still the land of opportunity
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 2, 2018)
Subject American Dream.
National characteristics, American.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
American Dream
Economic history
National characteristics, American
Social conditions
SUBJECT United States -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140511
United States -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140020
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781630479657
1630479659