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Made in America

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Made in America
Bill Bryson
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An edition of Made in America (1994)

Made in America

an informal history of the English language in the United States

by

  • ★★★★ ★ 4.50 ·
  • 4 Ratings
  • 65 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 6 Have read

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 $64,000 question and Dr Kellogg of cornflakes fame.

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Perennial
Language
English
Pages
417

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Subjects
History, Americanisms, English language, Social life and customs, English language, united states, English language, history, Humor (Nonfiction), Nonfiction, Travel, Open Library Staff Picks, Slang, Popular culture
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United States, America

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Made in America: An Informal History of American English
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Made in America: an informal history of the English language in the United States
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Made in America
1999, Black Swan
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Made in America: an informal history of the English language in the United States
1996, Avon Books
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Made in America
1995, William Morrow and Company
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Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States
1995, William Morrow & Co
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MADE IN AMERICA
1995, MINERVA
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Made in America
1994, QPD
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-394) and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
420/.973
Library of Congress
PE2809 .B79 1994

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Pagination
xii, 417 p. ;
Number of pages
417

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OL22595008M
ISBN 10
0380713810
Library Thing
2656565
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10541

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