Sandage, Scott A. <br/><br/>
Born losers :  a history of failure in America / 
 History of failure in America 
Scott A. Sandage. 
 - Cambridge, Ma :  Harvard University Press,  c2005. 
 - x, 362 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> "Born losers  began as as a 1995 doctoral dissertation at Rutgers University"--P.   . 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Prologue: Lives of quiet desperation -- Going bust in the age of go-ahead -- A reason in the man -- We are all speculators -- Central Intelligence Agency, since 1841 -- The big red book of third-rate men -- Misinformation and its discontents -- The war for ambition -- Big business and little men -- Epilogue: Attention must be paid. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>067401510X (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004051134 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social values--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Losers--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Failure (Psychology)--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Capitalism--Social aspects--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Identity (Psychology)--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Stigma (Social psychology)<br/>Social status--History--United States--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HN90.M6  / S25 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.3/72/097309034