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This book, as it took me about half of it to finally grasp the concept, is a history of pretty much how the US came to be, from the pilgrims and the Mayflower and then right down to the space age. For me the book for pretty slow starting. The chapters about the founding fathers of America was pretty tough because a lot of the writing relied upon prior knowledge of the subject, of which I have very little, but past that, this book is typical Bryson. Funny whilst unbelievably informing this book is the perfect holiday read. Whilst still writing in a clever yet concise way, the facts of it all is brilliant. So many little facts that I will probably always remember and bore people with (such as the word ‘coke’ being the second most recognised international word, ahead of ‘ok’.) I was led to read this book my goal to read all of Bryson’s books, but it is truly entertaining. It’s the perfect book to dip in and out of, but if you’re like me, it works well as a straight through book. Although I wouldn’t count it as one of my favourites of his, that honour being reserved for such classics as Notes From A Small Island, I did really enjoy this and heartily recommend it with a glass of peach ice tea. (I was away and Greece and didn’t see it quite fitting for tea and a good book….)