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Americanon : an unexpected U.S. history in thirteen bestselling books / Jess McHugh.
"What does it take to be a good American? And who gets to decide? Journalist Jess McHugh examines thirteen seemingly innocuous, mega-bestselling reference books, guidebooks, and self-help books that have become blueprints for core American values and shaped our national story"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524746636
- ISBN: 1524746630
- Physical Description: x, 419 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: [New York] : Dutton, [2021]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The old farmer's almanac -- Webster's speller and dictionary (1783/1828) -- Benjamin Franklin's autobiography -- The McGuffey readers (1836) -- A handbook to American womanhood -- Etiquette in society, in business, in politics and at home -- How to win friends and influence people (1936) -- Betty Crocker's picture cook book (1950) -- Everything you always wanted to know about sex* (*but were afraid to ask) (1969) -- Surviving the eighties -- Epilogue. |
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| Subject: | National characteristics, American. Books and reading > United States > History. Social values > United States > Miscellanea. United States > Social life and customs > Miscellanea. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Adams County Library System.
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| Carroll Valley Library | 973 MCHUGH (Text) | 35740635739238 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
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