The Lost Continent

Travels in Small-Town America

Paperback, 320 pages

English language

Published Sept. 12, 1990 by Harper Perennial.

ISBN:
978-0-06-092008-1
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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.

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This book takes the reader across so many states of US in particular over small towns. Even through this book describes the travels in small towns of America more than two decades ago, still I enjoyed the ride. Most of the times, Bryson writes in a humorous tone however there were times where he was serious about what he was saying. At the end of the journey, not only him but I also felt like I'm going to miss this long journey when he reach his home town in Iowa. As a conclusion, I think I will read more books from Bill Bryson with the impression I got from this first book.

Subjects

  • Travel - United States
  • Humor
  • Essays & Travelogues
  • United States - General
  • United States
  • Social life and customs
  • Form - Essays
  • Travel / Essays & Travelogues
  • Description and travel
  • General
  • 1971-
  • Cities and towns