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OverviewBernard Rapoport lived the American Dream. Born to Russian Jewish immigrant parents in San Antonio, Texas, in 1917, he grew up in poverty and worked his way through the University of Texas during the Great Depression. In 1951, he founded the American Income Life Insurance Company, which he developed into a multi-million-dollar business. Using his wealth to support a host of local, national, and international organizations, Rapoport was unstinting in his support for education, social justice, and liberal political causes. In this memoir, Rapoport explains how his early experiences of poverty and his youthful acquaintance with Marxists and New Deal economists shaped him into a capitalist with a conscience. Rapoport goes on to describe his liberal activism as a supporter of Democrats from Ralph Yarborough to Tom Daschle to his good friends Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton, an underwriter of the political journal The Texas Observer, a regent of the University of Texas System, a supporter of the state of Israel, and a champion of at-risk students. This updated edition includes material Rapoport and Don E. Carleton produced between 2009 and 2011 that addresses Rapoport's views on political and economic developments since the book was originally published. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bernard Rapoport , Don Carleton , Bill Moyers , Abby RapoportPublisher: Briscoe Center for American History Imprint: Briscoe Center for American History Edition: Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.626kg ISBN: 9780999731826ISBN 10: 0999731823 Pages: 372 Publication Date: 22 May 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBernard Rapoport (1917–2012) was head of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation in Waco, Texas. Don E. Carleton is executive director and J. R. Parten Fellow in the Archives of American History at the Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |