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The American dream : walking in the shoes of carnies, arms dealers, immigrant dreamers, pot farmers, and Christian believers / Harmon Leon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leon, Harmon.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular culture--United States.
- Popular culture.
- United States--Civilization--1970-.
- United States.
- United States--Social conditions--1980-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nation Books, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the tradition of Hunter S. Thompson and Sacha Baron Cohen, social chameleon Harmon Leon takes us on a journey into the savage heart of the American Dream
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; Introduction ix; I Immigrant American Dream 1; II Carny American Dream 35; III Cult of Celebrity American Dream 73; IV Military American Dream 99; V Bible-Thumping American Dream 127; VI Swinger American Dream 171; VII Hollywood American Dream 199; VIII Reality Television Show American Dream 223; IX Marijuana American Dream 249; Acknowledgments 285; About the Author 287
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-28553-3
- 9786613285539
- 0-7867-2641-5
- OCLC:
- 311315483
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