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The Lost Continent

The Lost Continent

by Bill Bryson

Cities and townsSocial life and customsDescription and travelTravelJourneys
4.5
Open Library
Open Library

About this book

The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America is a book by travel writer Bill Bryson, chronicling his 13,978 mile trip around the United States in the autumn of 1987 and spring 1988. It was Bryson's first travel book.

Themes & subjects

Cities and townsSocial life and customsDescription and travelTravelJourneysCities and towns, united states

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Setting

United StatesUnited States of AmericaIowaEurope1971-198719881981-

About the author

Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson

8 December 1951

"William McGuire "Bill" Bryson is a best-selling Anglo-American author of humorous books on travel, as well as books on the English language and science." - Wikipedia

Author

Bill Bryson

Pages

320

Read time

≈ 8h

Editions

35

Languages

English, Korean, Chinese

Publisher

Abacus

ISBN

9780385258623

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