American Dream : A Short History of an Idea That Shaped a Nation, Paperback by Cullen, Jim, ISBN 0195173252, ISBN-13 9780195173253, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

The first "narrative history" traces the thread that binds the dreams and aspirations of most Americans together, exploring shared history and sacred texts--the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence--in search of the origins of these ideas.