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Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
382 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Bill Bryson has the rare knack of being out of his depth wherever he goes - even (perhaps especially) in the land of his birth. This became all too apparent when, after nearly two decades in England, the world's best-loved travel writer upped sticks with Mrs Bryson, little Jimmy et al. and returned to live in the country he had left as a youth.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
268 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"In The History of the Future, McPherson explores America in all its beauty and strangeness. He is funny and searching-a joy to read."-Elizabeth Kolbert Praise for Edward McPherson: "Mr. McPherson is an intrepid traveler. a charming and literate companion, and he approaches his task with becoming modesty."-The Wall Street Journal What does it mean to think about Dallas in relationship to Dallas? In The History of the Future, McPherson reexamines American...
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