Made in America — Bill Bryson

Title: Made in America
Author: Bill Bryson
Publisher: Secker & Warburg
ISBN: 0-436-20278-6
Binding: Paperback

Edition: 1994 (UK edition, early printing)

Condition: Good second-hand condition. Light shelf wear and slight tanning to page edges. Structurally sound and clean inside.

A humorous and wide-ranging exploration of American language, culture, and history. Bryson traces how everyday words, phrases, and cultural quirks developed across the United States, blending linguistics with storytelling.

Covers everything from advertising and brand names to regional speech, inventions, and oddities of American life. Written in Bryson’s usual accessible and entertaining style.