| Edition |
Unabridged. |
| Description |
10 audio discs (10 hr., 13 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Performer |
Narrated by William Roberts. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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"Sound Library"--Container. |
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In container (17 cm.). |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Cities and towns -- United States.
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Bryson, Bill -- Travel -- United States.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971-
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United States -- Description and travel.
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| Added Author |
Roberts, William, 1943-
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AudioGO (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781624600272 |
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1624600271 |
| Music No. |
SLD3159 AudioGO |
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