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100 1 $aMcHugh, Jess.
245 10$aAmericanon :$ban unexpected U.S. history in thirteen bestselling books /$cJess McHugh.
246 3 $aUnexpected US history in thirteen bestselling books
246 30$aAmerican canon
260 $a[New York] :$bDutton,$c2021.
300 $axii, 419 p. ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00$tThe old farmer's almanac (1792-) --$tWebster's speller and dictionary (1783/1828) --$tBenjamin Franklin's autobiography (1793) --$tThe McGuffey readers (1836-1837) --$tA handbook to American womanhood --$tEtiquette in society,in business, in politics and at home --$tHow to win friends and influence people (1936) --$tBetty Crocker's picture cook book (1950) --$tEverything you always wanted to know about sex* (*but were afraid to ask) (1969) --$tSurvivingthe eighties --$tEpilogue.
520 $a"What does it take to be a good American? And who gets to decide? Journalist Jess McHugh examines thirteen seemingly innocuous, mega-bestselling reference books, guidebooks, and self-help books that have become blueprints for core Americanvalues and shaped our national story"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0$aNational characteristics, American.
650 0$aBooks and reading$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0$aSocial values$zUnited States$vMiscellanea.
651 0$aUnited States$xSocial life and customs$vMiscellanea.