Book description
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 66 of
American language and popular culture.
In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land -
explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly
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 ,000 question and Dr Kellogg of
cornflakes fame.
Buy this book at once and have a nice day!
Bill Bryson is much loved for his bestselling travel books, from
The Lost Continent to Down Under, but Notes from a
Small Island has earned a particularly special place in the
nation's heart (a national poll for World Book Day in 2003 voted it
the book that best represents Britain). His acclaimed A Short
History of Nearly Everything won the Aventis Prize for Science
Books and the Descartes Science Communication Prize. He has now
returned to live in the UK with his wife and family.
www. billbryson. co. uk
