Half the World Away America Observed, Experienced, and Embraced (Signed Copy)

Axson, David A. J.; David A.J. Axson

ISBN 10: 097861917X / ISBN 13: 9780978619176

Published by Countinghouse Press, Inc, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 2009

About this Item

Standard-size hardback with a dust jacket now protected in a new archival-quality, removable Mylar plastic cover. Signed on the false title page plus "Best wishes" with absolutely no further inscription, by the author. This copy has a "read-only-once" look & feel. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy Jiffy Rigi Bag envelope. We ship daily from Roswell, Ga. Serving satisfied customers since 1999.

Seller Inventory # 22014072

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Half the World Away America Observed, Experienced, and Embraced (Signed Copy)
• Publisher: Countinghouse Press, Inc, Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 097861917X
• ISBN 13: 9780978619176
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Chip Bok
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel Essay
  • Humor

About this title

Synopsis

David Axson was in turns stunned, bewildered, amused, impresed and thrilled by what he found when he first arrived in the U.S., from Disneyland and the Grand Canyon, to Death Valley and the Spruce Goose aircraft. The author's refreshing insights, mordant criticisms, and just plain awestuck wonder at what he and his family encounter--rock shows, grizzley bears, deer-and-Harley tangles--vividley illuminae the book. Axson's impressions serve to hold the mirror of reality to the reader's face. He liked it, though, and decided to stay. The how and why of his decision, made with eyes wide open, are food for thought for each of us.

About the Author

David Axson grew up in a small UK city, scores of miles, and light year away from London, and even farther away from the United States. He first visited the U.S. in 1988, moved to Ohio in 1991, and became a U.S. citizen in 2004. He and his wife and two children live in Bath, Ohio.