Travel writer Bill Bryson looks at the language of America and explains the history behind it, including the origins of phrases such as "The real McCoy" and the "G-string"; why two humble bicycle repairmen from Ohio succeeded in mastering manned flight when the world's greatest engineers couldn't get a model aircraft off the ground; why the assassination of President Garfield led to the invention of air conditioning; and how a lonesome hamburger stand at the end of Route 66 provided the inspiration for "McDonald's".
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Minerva. 1995. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos plié, Papier jauni. 478 pages. Quelques illsutrations en noir et blanc hors texte. Quelques rousseurs. Texte en américain.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
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