The Fictional Republic Horatio Alger and American Political Discourse |
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| Author:
| Nackenoff, Carol |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-507923-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1994 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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A reassessment of the Alger formula in historical context, especially the chords that these tales of hard work and virtue's rewards struck during the significant economic transformation of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; and an examination of the unusual persistence of the Alger myths in American culture.
A reassessment of the Alger formula in historical context, especially the chords that these tales of hard work and virtue's rewards struck during the significant economic transformation of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; and an examination of the unusual persistence of the Alger myths in American culture.