Made in America
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1995
Minerva (Verlag)
978-0-7493-9654-1 (ISBN)
Minerva (Verlag)
978-0-7493-9654-1 (ISBN)
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Looking at the language of America and explaining the history behind it, this book covers: the origins of American phrases, why two bicycle repairmen from Ohio succeeded in mastering manned flight and why the assassination of President Garfield led to the invention of air conditioning.
Looking at the language of America and explaining the history behind it, this book covers: the origins of phrases such as "The Real McCoy" and the G-string, why two humble bicycle repairmen from Ohio succeeded in mastering manned flight when the world's greatest engineers couldn't get a model aircraft off the ground, why the assassination of President Garfield led to the invention of air conditioning, and how a lonesome hamburger stand at the end of Route 66 provided the inspiration for McDonald's.
Looking at the language of America and explaining the history behind it, this book covers: the origins of phrases such as "The Real McCoy" and the G-string, why two humble bicycle repairmen from Ohio succeeded in mastering manned flight when the world's greatest engineers couldn't get a model aircraft off the ground, why the assassination of President Garfield led to the invention of air conditioning, and how a lonesome hamburger stand at the end of Route 66 provided the inspiration for McDonald's.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.1.1995 |
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Illustrationen | Bruce McCall |
Zusatzinfo | b&w illustrations |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 111 x 179 mm |
Gewicht | 274 g |
Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Nord- / Mittelamerika |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7493-9654-7 / 0749396547 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7493-9654-1 / 9780749396541 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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