The lost continent: travels in small town America
(Audio CD)
Hardly anyone ever leaves Des Moines, Iowa. But Bill Bryson did, and after ten years in England he decided to go home--to a foreign country. In an aging Chevrolet Chevette, he drove nearly 14,000 miles through thirty-eight states to compile this hilarious and perceptive state-of-the-nation report on small-town America. From the deep south to the wild west, from Elvis' birthplace through to Custer's Last Stand, Bryson visits places he re-named Dullard, Coma and Doldrum (so the residents don't sue or come after him with baseball bats). But his hopes of finding the American dream end in a nightmare of greed, ignorance and pollution. This is a wickedly witty and savagely funny assessment of a country lost to itself--and to him.
Notes
Bryson, B., & Roberts, W. (2013). The lost continent: travels in small town America. Unabridged. North Kingstown, RI, AudioGO.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bryson, Bill and William Roberts. 2013. The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America. North Kingstown, RI, AudioGO.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bryson, Bill and William Roberts, The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America. North Kingstown, RI, AudioGO, 2013.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bryson, Bill. and William Roberts. The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America. Unabridged. North Kingstown, RI, AudioGO, 2013.
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