Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age -- James Chappel, Hardcover Pop Arts / Pop Culture determined to reach a remote

determined to reach a remote island that may hold the answers they've been seeking

moving on foot against the great current of emigrants pushing west

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Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age -- James Chappel, Hardcover Pop Arts / Pop Culture determined to reach a remoteAn "essential" (The New Republic) account of the history of old age in modern America, showing how we created unprecedented security for some and painful uncertainty for others On farms and in factories, Americans once had little choice but to work until death. As the nation prospered, a new idea was born: the right to a dignified and secure old age. That project has benefited millions, but it remains incomplete and today it's under siege. In Golden