For an excellent example of "a true American by-the-bootstraps dream," let's look at George W. Bush's Wikipedia: George W. Bush attended two years at The Kinka

For an excellent example of "a true American by-the-bootstraps dream," let's look at George W. Bush's Wikipedia: George W. Bush attended two years at The Kinkaid School, a prep school in Piney Point Village, Texas in the Houston area. Attended high school at Phillips Academy, a boarding school in Andover, Massachusetts, where he played baseball and was the head cheerleader during his senior year. He attended Yale University from 1964 to 1968, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. His application to the University of Texas School of Law was rejected.