Made In America

Made In America

BookMade In America
PublisherBlack Swan
Cover Art byDavid Cook (2)
IllustratorBruce McCall
First Published byMartin Secker & Warburg Ltd.
Copyright HolderBill Bryson
Copyright Holder (Illustrations)Bruce McCall
Copyright Holder (Photos)Carlton TV
Printed and Bound byClays Ltd, St Ives plc
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
LocationLondon, UK
Republished1998
Copyright1994
Republished1995
Pages / Font478 pages
ISBN 100 552 99805 2
Barcode9 780552 998055
ChaptersList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1 The Mayflower and Before 2 Becoming Americans 3 A 'Democratic Phrenzy': America in the Age of Revolution 4 Making a Nation 5 By the Dawn's Early Light: The Age of Invention 6 We're in the Money: The Age of Invention 7 Names 8 'Manifest Destiny': Taming the West 9 The Melting-Pot: Immigration in America 10 When the Going was Good: Travel in America 11 What's Cooking?: Eating in America 12 Democratizing Luxury: Shopping in America 13 Domestic Matters 14 The Hard Sell: Advertising in america 15 The Movies 16 The Pursuit of Pleasure: Sport and Play 17 Of Bombs and Bunkum: Politics and War 18 Sex and Other Distractions 19 The Road from Kitty Hawk 20 Welcome to the Space Age: The 1950s and Beyond 21 American English Today Notes Select Bibliography Index
NotesOriginally published in Great Britain by Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd. Printing History Secker & Warburg edition published in 1994 Minerva edition published in 1995 Black Swan published in 1998 Copyright © Bil Bryson 1994. Illustrations copyright © by Bruce McCall.
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