1st edition The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America is a book by travel writer, chronicling his 13,978 mile trip around the United States in the autumn of 1987 and spring 1988. It was Bryson's first travel book. He begins his journey, made almost entirely by car, in his childhood hometown of, heading from there towards the, often reminiscing about his childhood in Iowa. The journey was made after his father's death, and so is in part a collection of memories of his father in Des Moines while he was growing up. The book is split into two sections: 'East' and 'West', the former part being considerably longer than the latter. These sections correspond to two separate journeys made in the autumn of 1987 and spring of 1988.
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Bill bryson at home keyword after analyzing the system lists the list of keywords related and the list of websites with. Bill bryson at home pdf. Bill bryson at. Free download or read online A Short History of Nearly Everything pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of this novel was published in May 6th 2003, and was written by Bill Bryson. The book was published in multiple languages including English language, consists of 544 pages and is available in Paperback format.
Bryson's goal in this trip was generally to avoid tourist destinations, instead choosing to experience the real every-day America, stopping at small towns and forgotten points of interest. This book is an overview of the United States from Bryson's point of view. There is less focus on factual insight into the history, geography and culture of the destinations in this book than is found in some of Bryson's later books, focusing instead on observations made with the intention of being humorous. Bibliography Bryson, Bill (1989): The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America.
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