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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.”
Product Details
| Publisher | William Morrow Paperbacks |
| Publish Date | October 23, 2001 |
| Pages | 480 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780380713813 |
| Dimensions | 8.0 X 5.3 X 1.1 inches | 13.9 pounds |
About the Author
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.
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