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Why is america so hypomanic? It is populated primarily by immigrants. This self-selection process is the boldest natural experiment ever conducted. those who had the will, optimism, and daring to take the leap into the unknown have passed those traits on to their descendants.

Bringing his audacious and persuasive thesis to life, Gartner offers case histories of some famous Americans who represent this phenomenon of hypomania. these are the real stories you never learned in school about some of those men who made America

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