Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier

Name: Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier
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Book Synopsis: Harley-Davidson bikers • Grand Canyon river rats • Mormon archaeologists • Spelling bee prodigies • For more than fifteen years, the bestselling, award-winning author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers has traveled widely across the continent exploring the America that lurks just behind the scrim of our mainstream culture. This sparkling mosaic of our country, in all its wild and poignant charm, “may be the best road trip you’ll ever take—full of strange vision, hilarious detours, and sudden beauty in unlikely places” (The New Yorker). Reporting for Outside, The New Yorker, and NPR, among other national media, the award-winning journalist has established a reputation not only as a wry observer of the contemporary American scene but also as one of our more inventive and versatile practitioners of narrative non-fiction. In these two dozen pieces, collected here for the first time, Sides gives us a fresh, alluring, and at times startling America brimming with fascinating subcultures and bizarre characters who could live nowhere else. Following Sides, we crash the redwood retreat of an apparent cabal of fabulously powerful military-industrialists, drop in on the Indy 500 of bass fishing, and join a giant techno-rave at the lip of the Grand Canyon. We meet a diverse gallery of American visionaries— from the impossibly perky founder of Tupperware to Indian radical Russell Means to skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. We retrace the route of the historic Bataan Death March with veterans from Sides’ acclaimed WWII epic, Ghost Soldiers. Sides also examines the nation that has emerged from the ashes of September 11, recounting the harrowing journeys of three World Trade Center survivors and deciding at the last possible minute not to “embed” on the Iraqi front-lines with the U.S. Marines.

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Experience the hidden treasures of America with Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier. Delve into the captivating stories of Harley-Davidson bikers, Grand Canyon river rats, Mormon archaeologists, and spelling bee prodigies. With over fifteen years of extensive exploration, the acclaimed author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers takes you on an unforgettable journey through the heartlands of our country. This remarkable collection of two dozen pieces reveals a vibrant mosaic of subcultures and characters that define America, offering a road trip like no other.

Discover the America that lies beyond the surface of our mainstream culture. In the pages of Americana, you'll encounter a secret redwood retreat inhabited by powerful military-industrialists, witness the intensity of the Indy 500 of bass fishing, and become immersed in a mind-bending techno-rave on the edge of the Grand Canyon. Alongside the impossibly perky founder of Tupperware, Indian radical Russell Means, and skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, you will explore the diverse visions that shape our nation.

As one of the most accomplished practitioners of narrative non-fiction, the award-winning journalist and author brings these captivating stories to life. Drawing on his experiences reporting for leading publications such as Outside, The New Yorker, and NPR, Sides delivers a narrative style that keeps you hooked from start to finish. He also offers a unique perspective on the aftermath of September 11, sharing the incredible stories of World Trade Center survivors and his decision to forgo embedding with the U.S. Marines on the Iraqi front-lines.

Don't miss out on this extraordinary voyage through the captivating subcultures and characters that shape America. Experience the unexpected, the wondrous, and the inspiring. Get your copy of Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier today and embark on a road trip like no other.

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