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Bunch of amateurs

2012

280 pages

HistoryResearchAmerican DreamAmerican National characteristicsScientistsTechnological innovationsAmateurismInventorsNew York Times reviewed

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.

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