| Description |
313 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
"Originally published in 2008 in the United Kingdom by HarperCollins Publishers UK"--T.p. verso. |
| Contents |
New England and the East Coast -- South East and Florida -- Deep South and the Great Lakes -- Rockies, the Great Plains and Texas -- Southwest, Pacific Northwest, California, Alaska and Hawaii -- American English Quiz -- State Capital Cities. |
| Summary |
"Stephen Fry has always loved America. In fact, he came very close to being born here. His fascination for the country and its people sees him embarking on an epic journey across America, visiting each of its fifty states to discover how such a huge diversity of people, cultures, languages, and beliefs creates such a remarkable nation. Stephen starts his journey on the East Coast and zigzags across America, stopping in every state from Maine to Hawaii, talking to each state's hospitable citizens, listening to music, visiting landmarks, viewing small-town life and America's breathtaking landscapes, following wherever his curiosity leads him." "En route he discovers the South Side of Chicago with blues legend Buddy Guy, catches up with Morgan Freeman in Mississippi, strides around with Ted Turner on his Montana ranch, marches with Zulus in Mardi Gras in New Orleans, drums with the Sioux Nation in South Dakota, joins a Georgia family for Thanksgiving, "picks" with bluegrass hillbillies, and finds himself in a Tennessee garden full of dead bodies." "Whether in a club for failed gangsters in Brooklyn, New York (yes, those are real bullet holes), or celebrating Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts (is there anywhere better?), Stephen is welcomed by the people of America - mayors, sheriffs, newspaper editors, park rangers, teachers, and hoboes, bringing to life the oddities and splendors of each locale."--BOOK JACKET. |
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United States -- Description and travel.
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Fry, Stephen, 1957- -- Travel -- United States.
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British -- Travel -- United States.
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United States -- Foreign public opinion, British.
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United States -- History, Local.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971-
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| Added Author |
Vučićević, Vanda, 1978-
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| ISBN |
9780061456381 (hardcover alk. paper) |
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0061456381 (hardcover alk. paper) |
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9780061456398 (trade pbk. alk. paper) |
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006145639X (trade pbk. alk. paper) |
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