Myths of America: I Am the Master of My Fate 10/11/2017 American folklore is full of tales of the individual man (or woman but it’s usually a man) defeating all odds. Whether it’s the cowboy, the immigrant, or the soldier, as Americans we treasure stories of individuals defying the odds and saving the day. We love the idea of pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps and getting on with it. One of our favorite hymns in the American hymnal (written by an Englishman) is William E. Henley’s Invictus, “Under the bludgeoning of chance, my head is bloody, READ MORE
American folklore is full of tales of the individual man (or woman but it’s usually a man) defeating all odds. Whether it’s the cowboy, the immigrant, or the soldier, as Americans we treasure stories of individuals defying the odds and saving the day. We love the idea of pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps and getting on with it. One of our favorite hymns in the American hymnal (written by an Englishman) is William E. Henley’s Invictus, “Under the bludgeoning of chance, my head is bloody,
