The Lost Continent
Travels in Small-Town America
Readers rate it 3.6 (134 on Hardcover)
320 pages · Released 2001 · Perennial
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This is Bill Bryson's humorous nonfiction travel memoir about exploring small-town America, aimed primarily at adults but accessible to older teens interested in travel writing. The book contains occasional mild profanity and references to alcohol typical of Bryson's wry adult humor, and while generally light-hearted, some content assumes mature cultural awareness. It offers genuine educational value about American geography, culture, and history alongside entertainment.
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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. 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.
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- Cities and towns
- Social life and customs
- Description and travel
- Travel
- Journeys
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- United states, description and travel
- United states, social life and customs
- Nonfiction
- Manners and customs
- Handbooks, manuals
- United states, history
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ISBN 9780060920081 · Perennial