BOOTSTRAPPED: LIBERATING OURSELVES FROM THE AMERICAN DREAM [Inscribed]
Language: English
Published by HarperCollins, New York, New York, 2023
- First Edition
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- Hardcover
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Octavo, 276 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine blue with black and white lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering, price uncut: "$32.00." Light bumping to top edge of dust jacket. Mild general shelf wear. Inscribed by Quart on title page: "Will and daughter, new dreams awaits." Shelved in US Politics. 1408217. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Title
- BOOTSTRAPPED: LIBERATING OURSELVES FROM THE AMERICAN DREAM [Inscribed]
- Author
- Quart, Alissa
- Publisher
- HarperCollins, New York, New York
- Publication year
- 2023
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 006302800X
- ISBN 13
- 9780063028005
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Seller catalogs
- Dupont Circle, Politics, Government, and Law, Social Sciences, US History
An unsparing, incisive, yet ultimately hopeful look at how we can shed the American obsession with self-reliance that has made us less healthy, less secure, and less fulfilled
The promise that you can “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” is central to the story of the American Dream. It’s the belief that if you work hard and rely on your own resources, you will eventually succeed. However, time and again we have seen how this foundational myth, with its emphasis on individual determination, brittle self-sufficiency, and personal accomplishment, does not help us. Instead, as income inequality rises around us, we are left with shame and self-blame for our condition.
Acclaimed journalist Alissa Quart argues that at the heart of our suffering is a do-it-yourself ethos, the misplaced belief in our own independence and the conviction that we must rely on ourselves alone. Looking at a range of delusions and half solutions—from “grit” to the false Horatio Alger story to the rise of GoFundMe—Quart reveals how we have been steered away from robust social programs that would address the root causes of our problems. Meanwhile, the responsibility for survival has been shifted onto the backs of ordinary people, burdening generations with debt instead of providing the social safety net we so desperately need.
Insightful, sharply argued, and characterized by Quart’s lively writing and deep reporting, and for fans of Evicted and Nickel and Dimed, Bootstrapped is a powerful examination of what ails us at a societal level and a plan for how we can free ourselves from these self-defeating narratives.
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About the Author
Alissa Quart is the author of four previous books of nonfiction, including Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America and Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers, and two books of poetry, most recently Thoughts and Prayers. She is the executive director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and has written for many publications, including the Washington Post, the New York Times, and Time. Her honors include an Emmy Award, an SPJ Award, and Nieman Fellowship. She lives with her family in Brooklyn.
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