Made in America

Bill Bryson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

478 Seiten

1995
Minerva (Verlag)
978-0-7493-9654-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Looking at the language of America and explaining the history behind it, this book covers: the origins of American phrases, why two bicycle repairmen from Ohio succeeded in mastering manned flight and why the assassination of President Garfield led to the invention of air conditioning.

---

Looking at the language of America and explaining the history behind it, this book covers: the origins of phrases such as "The Real McCoy" and the G-string, why two humble bicycle repairmen from Ohio succeeded in mastering manned flight when the world's greatest engineers couldn't get a model aircraft off the ground, why the assassination of President Garfield led to the invention of air conditioning, and how a lonesome hamburger stand at the end of Route 66 provided the inspiration for McDonald's.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.1995
• Illustrationen: Bruce McCall
• Zusatzinfo: b&w illustrations
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 111 x 179 mm
• Gewicht: 274 g
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Nord- / Mittelamerika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-7493-9654-7 / 0749396547
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7493-9654-1 / 9780749396541
• Zustand: Neuware