Americana_(Sides_book)

<i>Americana</i> (Sides book)

Americana (Sides book)

2004 collection of essays compiled by Hampton Sides

For the Don DeLillo novel, see Americana (novel).

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]

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Summary

The book consists of several essays that Sides wrote while traveling through the United States and examining American cultures during a period of 15 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. [1]
    "SIDE VIEW; Santa Fe author Hampton Sides sees America from a different angle". Santa Fe Reporter (subscription required). April 28, 2004. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    Steinberg, David (May 2, 2004). "Author reworks essays for 'Americana'". Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Book Discussion on Americana". C-SPAN. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. [4]
    Petrusich, Amanda (2008). It Still Moves. MacMillan. ISBN 9781429957557. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. [5]
    "'Land of the Free Spirits'; Westword". Westword; Bowers, Karen; Froyd, Susan; Ironton, Kity. May 13, 2004. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  6. [6]
    "'Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier'; San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate.com)". San Francisco Chronicle; SFGate.com; Goity, Roland. April 24, 2004. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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