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American Dream : Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare

ISBN: 9780143034377 | 0143034375

Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Pub. Date: 8/30/2005

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

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... MORE

PART I. WELFARE

1 The Pledge: Washington and Milwaukee, 1991

(17)

2 The Plantation: Mississippi, 1840-1960

(18)

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3 The Crossroads: Chicago, 1966-1991

(20)

4 The Survivors: Milwaukee, 1991-1995

(27)

PART II. ENDING WELFARE

5 The Accidental Program: Washington, 1935-1991

(16)

6 The Establishment Fails: Washington, 1992-1994

101

(22)

7 Redefining Compassion: Washington, 1994-1995

123

(15)

8 The Elusive President: Washington, 1995-1996

138

(17)

9 The Radical Cuts the Rolls: Milwaukee, 1995-1996

155

PART III. AFTER WELFARE

10 Angie and Jewell Go to Work: Milwaukee, 1996-1998

175

(21)

11 Opal's Hidden Addiction: Milwaukee, 1996-1998

196

(12)

12 Half a Safety Net: The United States, 1997-2003

208

(14)

13 W-2 Buys the Crack: Milwaukee, 1998

222

(8)

14 Golf Balls and Corporate Dreams: Milwaukee, 1997-1999

230

(21)

15 Caseworker XMI28W: Milwaukee, 1998-2000

251

(13)

16 Boyfriends: Milwaukee, Spring 1999

264

(18)

17 Money: Milwaukee, Summer 1999

282

(21)

18 A Shot at the American Dream: Milwaukee, Fall 1999

303

(20)

Epilogue Washington and Milwaukee, 1999-2004

323

(16)

Timeline

339

(4)

Notes

343

(62)

Acknowledgments

405

(6)

Index

411

Jason DeParle is a senior writer for the New York Times and a frequent contributor to the New York Times Magazine. He won a George Polk Award in 1999 and was a two- time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the welfare system. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their two sons.

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