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The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America
By Bill Bryson
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By Bill Bryson
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With his signature dry humor, Bryson records his nostalgic quest for the perfect, idyllic small town in the United States. If you’ve ever embarked on a trip with high expectations and were let down by reality, this book is for you.
“The kind of book Steinbeck might have written if he’d traveled with David Letterman.” —New York magazine
An inspiring and hilarious account of one man’s rediscovery of America and his search for the perfect small town.
Following an urge to rediscover his youth, Bill Bryson left his native Des Moines, Iowa, in a journey that would take him across 38 states. Lucky for us, he brought a notebook. With a razor wit and a kind heart, Bryson serves up a colorful tale of boredom, kitsch, and beauty...
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