American Dreams Lost & Found

E-077: Pantheon. Very Good. 1980. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Pantheon Books, New York. 1980. 470 pgs. Signed by Studs Terkel on the FFEP "To Jared, Take it Easy, but Take It- Studs Terkel" First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In this unique look at one of our most pervasive national myths, Studs Terkel persuades an extraordinary range of Americans to articulate their version of "The American Dream." Beginning with an embittered winner of the Miss U. S. A. Contest who sees the con behind the dream of success and including an early interview with a highly ambitious Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terkel explores the diverse landscape of the promise of the United States—from farm kids dreaming of the city to city kids determined to get out, from the Boston Brahmin to the KKK member, from newly arrived immigrants to families who have lived in this country for generations, these narratives include figures both famous and infamous. Filtered through the lens of our leading oral historian, the chorus of voices in American Dreams highlights the hopes and struggles of coming to and living in the United States. EB; 9.3 X 6.9 X 1.9 inches; 470 pages; Signed by Author .