Mar 1, 1996 · Bryson traces America's history through the language of the time, then goes on to discuss words culled from everyday activities: immigration, eating, shopping, advertising, …

Mar 1, 1996 · Bill Bryson is the bestselling author of At Home, A Walk in the Woods, The Lost Continent, Made in America, The Mother Tongue, and A Short History of Nearly Everything, …

Jan 1, 1994 · This book turns away from the highways and byways of middle America for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 66 of American language and popular culture.

Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. He is the author of eighteen books and holds the record of having the most bestsellers of any author on the Sunday Times bestseller list in …

Bill Bryson celebrates America’s magnificent offspring in the book that reveals once and for all how a dusty western hamlet with neither woods nor holly came to be known as …

Made in America is a nonfiction book by Bill Bryson describing the history of the English language in the United States, and the evolution of American culture. [1]

Oct 22, 2010 · Made in America : an informal history of the English language in the United States.

Bill Bryson, who gave glorious voice to The Mother Tongue, now celebrates her magnificent offspring in the book that reveals once and for all how a dusty western hamlet with neither …

4 days ago · Looking at the lan­guage of Amer­ica and ex­plain­ing the his­tory be­hind it, this book cov­ers: the ori­gins of phrases such as »The Real McCoy« and the G-string, why two hum­ble …

Bryson traces America's history through the language of the time, then goes on to discuss words culled from everyday activities: immigration, eating, shopping, advertising, going to the movies, …