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Something for Nothing

Luck in America

By Jackson Lears,T. J. Jackson Lears

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Publish Date

January 27, 2003

Publisher

Viking Adult

Language

eng

Pages

400

Description:

Offers a thoroughly researched discussion of how luck, chance, and gambling have shaped and defined the national character of America, even while conventional wisdom has dictated that perseverance, industry, discipline, and other aspects of the Protestant work ethic are what make America great.