Americanon : an unexpected U.S. history in thirteen bestselling books Jess McHugh.
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TextPublisher: New York Dutton, 2021Description: x, 419 p 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781524746636Other title: Unexpected US history in thirteen bestselling booksSubject(s): National characteristics, American | Books and reading -- United States -- History | Social values -- United States -- Miscellanea | United States -- Social life and customs -- MiscellaneaAdditional physical formats: Online version:: AmericanonDDC classification: 973 LOC classification: E169 | .M454 2021| Item type | Current location | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Central Library (CL) | Central Library (CL) | Lincoln Corner | 973 MCH (Browse shelf) | Not for loan | LC-58 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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) -- The Betty Crocker cookbook (1950) -- Everything you always wanted to know about sex* (*but were afraid to ask) (1969) -- Surviving the 80s -- Epilogue.
"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.
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