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Americanon : an unexpected U.S. history in thirteen bestselling books
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Americanon : an unexpected U.S. history in thirteen bestselling books / Jess McHugh.
ISBN
9781524746636
1524746630
9781524746650
Publication
[New York] : Dutton, [2021]
Physical Description
x, 419 pages ; 24 cm
Summary
"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.
Variant and related titles
Unexpected US history in thirteen bestselling books
American canon
Other formats
Online version: McHugh, Jess, Americanon New York : Dutton, Penguin Random House LLC, [2021]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 18, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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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