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- catalog abstract ""From the Founding Fathers and the legendary frontiersmen and cowboys, to astronauts, athletes, and other contemporary heroes, Michael Gellert profiles the development of the American heroic ideal. This central component of our national character is examined against the backdrop of three centuries of American history. He reveals how this principle has expressed the nation's aspiration toward greatness and its sense of identity and purpose. He describes how our national character influenced this ideal and pinpoints what has caused it to go awry."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12240507.
- catalog coverage "United States Civilization.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""From the Founding Fathers and the legendary frontiersmen and cowboys, to astronauts, athletes, and other contemporary heroes, Michael Gellert profiles the development of the American heroic ideal. This central component of our national character is examined against the backdrop of three centuries of American history. He reveals how this principle has expressed the nation's aspiration toward greatness and its sense of identity and purpose. He describes how our national character influenced this ideal and pinpoints what has caused it to go awry."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-341) and index.".
- catalog description "Two souls within the human breast -- The revolutionary -- The frontiersman -- Contemporary heroic idealism -- The commercialism of America's heroic ideal -- Heroic mania -- The imitation of heroism -- Heroic tunnel vision -- The escape from heroism -- The metaphor of depth -- The historical roots of American innocence -- Jefferson's bastards -- The land of the overrated child -- The metaphor of the eternally young hero -- The explosion of innocence -- The metaphor of America's darkness -- The implosion of innocence -- The sacrifice of innocence -- America in the third millennium.".
- catalog extent "xv, 366 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Fate of America.".
- catalog identifier "1574883569 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Fate of America.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Brassey's,".
- catalog relation "Fate of America.".
- catalog spatial "United States Civilization.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "973 21".
- catalog subject "Comparative civilization.".
- catalog subject "E169.1 .G4514 2001".
- catalog subject "Heroes Mythology United States.".
- catalog subject "Idealism Social aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "National characteristics, American.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Two souls within the human breast -- The revolutionary -- The frontiersman -- Contemporary heroic idealism -- The commercialism of America's heroic ideal -- Heroic mania -- The imitation of heroism -- Heroic tunnel vision -- The escape from heroism -- The metaphor of depth -- The historical roots of American innocence -- Jefferson's bastards -- The land of the overrated child -- The metaphor of the eternally young hero -- The explosion of innocence -- The metaphor of America's darkness -- The implosion of innocence -- The sacrifice of innocence -- America in the third millennium.".
- catalog title "The fate of America : an inquiry into national character / Michael Gellert.".
- catalog type "text".