Made in America

by Bill Bryson (Author), Bruce Mc Call (Illustrator)

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  Paperback
  1995

  $5.73

  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 bicycle repairmen from Ohio succeeded in mastering manned flight when the world's greatest engineers couldn't get a model aircraft off the ground, why the assassination of President Garfield led to the invention of air conditioning, and how a lonesome hamburger stand at the end of Route 66 provided the inspiration for McDonald's.

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  Paperback
  1995

  $3.28

  Travel writer Bill Bryson looks at the language of America and explains the history behind it, including the origins of phrases such as The real McCoy and the G-string ; why two humble bicycle repairmen from Ohio succeeded in mastering manned flight when the world's greatest engineers couldn't get a model aircraft off the ground; why the assassination of President Garfield led to the invention of air conditioning; and how a lonesome hamburger stand at the end of Route 66 provided the inspiration for McDonald's .

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  Hardcover
  1994

  $3.85