American Dream
Three Women, Ten Kids, And A Nation's Drive to End Welfare
Deparle, Jason
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
In this definitive work, two-time Pulitzer finalist Jason DeParle cuts between the mean streets of Milwaukee and the corridors of Washington to produce a masterpiece of literary journalism. At the heart of the story are three cousins whose different lives follow similar trajectories. Leaving welfare, Angie puts her heart in her work. Jewell bets on an imprisoned man. Opal guards a tragic secret that threatens her kids and her life. DeParle traces their family history back six generations to slavery and weaves poor people, politicians, reformers, and rogues into a spellbinding epic. With a vivid sense of humanity, DeParle demonstrates that although we live in a country where anyone can make it, generation after generation some families dont. To read American Dream is to understand why.
AUTHOR BIO
Jason DeParle is a senior writer for the New York Times and a frequent contributor to the New York Times Magazine. He won a George Polk Award in 1999 and was a two- time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the welfare system. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their two sons.
BOOK REVIEWS
Courageous and deeply disturbing... DeParle challenges the nation. (The New York Times Book Review/I>) A book about welfare reform that is fun to read. (Detroit Free Press)
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0143034375
ISBN(13-digit): 9780143034377
Copyright: 2005
Dewey Decimal: 362.5/568/0973
Library of Congress: oc2007030475
Book Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 422
Paper Weight (lb): 0.78 lb
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