In Made in America, Bryson tells the story of how American arose out of the Engl
ish language, and along the way, de-mythologizes his native land - explaining ho
w a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the W
ild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', how they were
eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up - as well as exposing
the true origins of the words G-string, blockbuster, poker and snafu.
