Something for Nothing

Luck in America

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Games, Gambling, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, History, Americas, United States
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Author: Jackson Lears ISBN: 9781101200377
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication: July 27, 2004
Imprint: Penguin Books Language: English
Author: Jackson Lears
ISBN: 9781101200377
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication: July 27, 2004
Imprint: Penguin Books
Language: English

Jackson Lears has won accolades for his skill in identifying the rich and unexpected layers of meaning beneath the familiar and mundane in our lives. Now, he challenges the conventional wisdom that the Protestant ethic of perseverance, industry, and disciplined achievement is what made America great. Turning to the deep, seldom acknowledged reverence for luck that runs through our entire history from colonial times to the early twenty-first century, Lears traces how luck, chance, and gambling have shaped and, at times, defined our national character.

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Jackson Lears has won accolades for his skill in identifying the rich and unexpected layers of meaning beneath the familiar and mundane in our lives. Now, he challenges the conventional wisdom that the Protestant ethic of perseverance, industry, and disciplined achievement is what made America great. Turning to the deep, seldom acknowledged reverence for luck that runs through our entire history from colonial times to the early twenty-first century, Lears traces how luck, chance, and gambling have shaped and, at times, defined our national character.

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