Title:
Americanon : an unexpected U.S. history in thirteen bestselling books / Jess McHugh.
ISBN:
9781524746636
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Publication Information:
[New York] : Dutton, [2021]
Physical Description:
x, 419 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Old farmer's almanac (1792-) -- Webster's speller and dictionary (1783/1828) -- Benjamin Franklin's autobiography (1793) -- McGuffey readers (1836-1837) -- A handbook to American womanhood -- Etiquette in society, in business, in politics and at home (1922) -- 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.
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.
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OCLC Number:
on1228226135
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