{"product_id":"american-way-carlson-paperback","title":"American Way (Carlson - paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor\u003c\/b\u003e: Allan C. Carlson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN\u003c\/b\u003e: 9781952410949\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding\u003c\/b\u003e: paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection\u003c\/b\u003e: Economics\/Business\/Finance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany history books emphasize American individualism and enterprise, but in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe American Way\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Allan C. Carlson shows that Americans saw the family as central to their national identity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot only did the traditional family shape public policy in the twentieth century, but the American family moved us towards the “melting pot” vision of America. Whether it’s Theodore Roosevelt, the campaign for a family wage, or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e magazine’s ideal of the family, we see that the family has been the heart of the American dream, and it is only in recent decades that we have abandoned it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Econ\/Bus\/Finance","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50125736902880,"sku":"Books:9781952410949n","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/allan-c-carlson-books-paperback-the-american-way-family-and-community-in-the-shaping-of-the-american-identity-29747745194032_640x_crop_center_jpg.webp?v=1773884016","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/american-way-carlson-paperback","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}