Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States

Bryson, Bill

ISBN 10: 0380713810 / ISBN 13: 9780380713813

Verlag: William Morrow Paperbacks, 1996

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“A literate exploration of why we use—or mangle—our native tongue.”—USA Today

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 Hollywood…and exactly why Mr. Yankee Doodle call his befeathered cap “Macaroni.”

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Bill Bryson's bestselling books include One Summer, A Short History of Nearly Everything, At Home, A Walk in the Woods, Neither Here nor There, Made in America, and The Mother Tongue. He lives in England with his wife.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Made in America: An Informal History of the ...
Verlag: William Morrow Paperbacks
Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: very_good