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For the Don DeLillo novel, see Americana (novel).
Americana: Dispatches From The New Frontier
AuthorHampton Sides
LanguageEnglish
GenreTravel/American History
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
2004
Publication placeUnited States
Pages464
ISBN1400033551

Americana: Dispatches From The New Frontier is a 2004 collection of non-fiction essays compiled by American historian and author Hampton Sides.[1] The book was published in paperback on April 13, 2004 through Doubleday.[2][3]

Synopsis

The book consists of several essays that Sides wrote while traveling through the United States examining American cultures over a period of fifteen years. Sides pays specific attention to subcultures that would fall under the topic of "Americana".[4]

Reviews

Westword gave a favorable opinion of Americana, writing "Engendered by a crack facility for vivid, pictorial prose, [Sides] invites readers into each story with him."[5] The San Francisco Chronicle was also favorable, stating "Much of the collection's charm rests in its gallivanting, "road trip" narrative form, with stops across the map, as Sides gathers the odd-fitting pieces that, once assembled, best define "Americana.""[6]


References

  1. ^ "SIDE VIEW; Santa Fe author Hampton Sides sees America from a different angle". Santa Fe Reporter (subscription required). April 28, 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ^ "'Author reworks essays for 'Americana; Albuquerque Journal". Albuquerque Journal; Steinberg, David. May 2, 2004. Retrieved July 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  3. ^ "Book Discussion on Americana". C-Span. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. ^ Petrusich, Amanda (2008). It Still Moves. MacMillan. ISBN 9781429957557. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. ^ "'Land of the Free Spirits'; Westword". Westword; Bowers, Karen; Froyd, Susan; Ironton, Kity. May 13, 2004. Retrieved July 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ "'Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier'; San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate.com)". San Francisco Chronicle; SFGate.com; Goity, Roland. April 24, 2004. Retrieved July 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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