{"product_id":"the-american-dream-walking-in-the-shoes-of-carnies-arms-dealers-immigrant-dreamers-pot-farmers-and-christian-believers-9781568583525","title":"The American Dream: Walking in the Shoes of Carnies, Arms Dealers, Immigrant Dreamers, Pot Farmers, and Christian Believers","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Harmon Leon\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bold Type Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bold Type Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Popular Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor some, the American Dream is a pre-fab house in the suburbs with 2.5 kids and a two-week vacation at the end of the year. To others, it is working a push fruit cart in Oakland in order to put food on the family's table in Oaxaca. In \u003ci\u003eThe American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e Harmon Leon draws upon his experiences of adopting personas and disguises to infiltrate the various institutions of everyday life, living among a diverse range of subcultures and learning first hand how they see their vision and utopia. His incursions include working as a marijuana farmer in a hippie commune in Northern California; becoming a carnie in rural Indiana; visiting a tourist attraction in Mexico (that allows people to simulate illegally crossing the border); venturing to Hollywood while trying to climb the ranks in the star-making machine; and working in the strawberries fields of California with newly arrived immigrants. \u003ci\u003eThe American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e is a funny, satirical, and ultimately poignant take on what it means to be an American today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bold Type Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45355804557463,"sku":"9781568583525","price":1667.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781568583525.webp?v=1767309088","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-american-dream-walking-in-the-shoes-of-carnies-arms-dealers-immigrant-dreamers-pot-farmers-and-christian-believers-9781568583525","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}