Something for Nothing

By Jackson Lears, T. J. Jackson Lears

Subjects: Infrastructure, SOCIAL SCIENCE, History, Moral conditions, Social aspects of Gambling, Public opinion, Fortune, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Gambling, New York Times reviewed, United states, moral conditions, Social aspects, General

Description: Offers a thoroughly researched discussion of how luck, chance, and gambling have shaped and defined the national character of America, even while conventional wisdom has dictated that perseverance, industry, discipline, and other aspects of the Protestant work ethic are what make America great.