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Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States
by Bryson, Bill (Author)
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0380713810
- ISBN 13
- 9780380713813
- Seller
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Richland, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Avon / HarperCollins, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Used Book: Trade Paperback Dedication page has bookplate with author signature penned "Best Wishes Bill Bryson." Very light shelf wear to edges and corners of cover and spine. Binding remains tight and pages are clean and unbent. Very good used reading condition. Inscription: Si
Synopsis
Bill Bryson turns away form 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.Bill Bryson turns away form 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.Buy this book at once and have a nice day!
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- Bookseller
- Adventures Underground
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 855698
- Title
- Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States
- Author
- Bryson, Bill (Author)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0380713810
- ISBN 13
- 9780380713813
- Publisher
- Avon / HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- History of Language / Linguistics
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