The lost continent travels in small town America
Hardly anyone ever leaves Des Moines, Iowa. But Bill Bryson did, and after ten years in England he decided to go home - to a foreign country. In an ageing Chevrolet Chevette, he drove nearly 14,000 miles through 38 states to compile this hilarious and perceptive state-of-the-nation report on small-t...
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| Language: | English |
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AudioGO Ltd,
2006.
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
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| Summary: | Hardly anyone ever leaves Des Moines, Iowa. But Bill Bryson did, and after ten years in England he decided to go home - to a foreign country. In an ageing Chevrolet Chevette, he drove nearly 14,000 miles through 38 states to compile this hilarious and perceptive state-of-the-nation report on small-town America. From the Deep South to the Wild West, from Elvis' birthplace through to Custer's Last Stand, Bryson visits places he re-named Dullard, Coma and Doldrum (so the residents don't sue or come after him with baseball bats). But his hopes of finding the American dream end in a nightmare of greed, ignorance and pollution. This is a wickedly witty and savagely funny assessment of a country lost to itself - and to him. Travel through small-town America with Kerry Shale's popular BBC Radio 4 reading of Bill Bryson's comic travelogue. |
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| Item Description: | Unabridged. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (2 audio files) : digital |
| Playing Time: | 02:18:52 |
| Format: | Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 65207 KB). |
| ISBN: | 9781405697569 |
