Made in America
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The Back of the Book
Bill Bryson turns away from the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 33 of American language and popular culture.
In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with either woods nor holy became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn''t won, why Americans say ''lootenant'' and ''Toosday'', how Americans were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up - as well as exposing the true origins of the G-string, the original $64,000 question and Dr Kellogg of cornflakes fame.
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Bill Bryson turns away from the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 33 of American language and popular culture.
In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with either woods nor holy became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn''t won, why Americans say ''lootenant'' and ''Toosday'', how Americans were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up - as well as exposing the true origins of the G-string, the original $64,000 question and Dr Kellogg of cornflakes fame.
Amazon. BookMooch. GreenMet.
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Released via BookMooch
I acquired this book via BookMooch months ago, and it's been living on my kitchen table while I made gradual progress reading it. It's a bit more didactic than some of Bryson's other (in my opinion, better) books, but in small doses it's both informative and entertaining in a quirky, "gee-whiz" way.
Now that I've finished reading it, I've re-listed it on BookMooch, where it will remain until someone claims it.
Now that I've finished reading it, I've re-listed it on BookMooch, where it will remain until someone claims it.
