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American dream three women, ten kids, and a nation's drive to end welfare

In this definitive work, two-time Pulitzer finalist Jason DeParle cuts between the mean streets of Milwaukee and the corridors of Washington to produce a masterpiece of literary journalism. At the heart of the story are three cousins whose different lives follow similar trajectories. Leaving welfare, Angie puts her heart in her work. Jewell bets on an imprisoned man. Opal guards a tragic secret that threatens her kids and her life. DeParle traces their family history back six generations to slavery and weaves poor people, politicians, reformers, and rogues into a spellbinding epic. With a vivid sense of humanity, DeParle demonstrates that although we live in a country where anyone can make it, generation after generation some families don't. To read American Dream is to understand why.

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  • "In this definitive work, two-time Pulitzer finalist Jason DeParle cuts between the mean streets of Milwaukee and the corridors of Washington to produce a masterpiece of literary journalism. At the heart of the story are three cousins whose different lives follow similar trajectories. Leaving welfare, Angie puts her heart in her work. Jewell bets on an imprisoned man. Opal guards a tragic secret that threatens her kids and her life. DeParle traces their family history back six generations to slavery and weaves poor people, politicians, reformers, and rogues into a spellbinding epic. With a vivid sense of humanity, DeParle demonstrates that although we live in a country where anyone can make it, generation after generation some families don't. To read American Dream is to understand why."@en
  • "Follows the stories of three women in one extended family to explore how Bill Clinton's efforts to rework the country's welfare system impacted more than nine million women and children."
  • "Reporter au New York Times, l'auteur a mené une enquête pendant sept ans sur la fin de l'aide sociale aux États-Unis évoquée dès 1992 par Bill Clinton. Il se penche sur la démarche de trois femmes noires, inséparables au départ, mais qui vont suivre des trajectoires différentes."

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  • "American dream : trois femmes, dix enfants et la fin de l'aide sociale aux États-Unis"
  • "American dream : trois femmes, dix enfants et la fin de l'aide sociale aux Etats-Unis"
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  • "American dream : three women, ten kids, and a nation's drive to end welfare"

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