Status Updates From The American Dream: Stories...

The section on fame was much different than what you would expect. It included a set of brothers who have done some writing and acting. A man from New Mexico who became a pitching coach with the Cubs. And a woman who wrote a best selling novel, that I'm not familiar with.
The stories are better than Rather's writing.

I like the stories where people work hard to become comfortable. Like Melissa who started a cleaning business. That seems much more aspirational, even if it isn't as inspirational. Rather does seem to want as many different versions of this story as possible.

Just plugging along. Rather is doing solid storytelling here. He's got a good mix of pacificists, immigrants and people who grew up outside the typical avenues to wealth and prosperity.
The first section was about people who fought for their right to express themselves- a devout Catholic fighting against war, and an American-born Japanese who fought to have the US acknowledge its work camps during WW2.

Another bus trip to Philadelphia, another book that has sat on my shelf too long.
Will Rather take the soft way out? Everything is awesome and anyone can succeed with a little hard work?

Or will he tell real stories of Americans who failed before achieving, and the obstacles that the country placed in front of them? Often intentionally?