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# Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier

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Review: Well Honed Pieces of America - Hampton Sides is an excellent writer and story teller. He also is very good with widely divergent topics as witnessed by his excellent "Ghost Soldiers" and "Blood and Thunder". In this book, "Americana", Sides the magazine reporter offers a compelling collection of stories that display some of the wide and ranging interests that define America in our day. The reader will ride the Iditarod Trail and skateboards in two of the essays - the first exploring a celebration of the last frontier in America and the latter the phenomenon of Tony Hawk. Readers will also explore the national spelling bee, the earth travelers who inhabited Biosphere (remember that?), Pentecostal worshipers and more somber topics like 9-11 survivors and a Marine hero killed in Iraq. Bass fishing, a secret conclave of powerful men who meet in the woods and the Sturgis Harley-Davidson meet up are delved into along with numerous other pictures of "Americana." Although this book is unlike Ghost Soldiers or Blood and Thunder in that it is a collection of discreet portraits and not a single story, the essays are fascinating and Sides handles them well. Some of those covered will strike readers as "off their rockers" but the author never belittles nor humiliates those who people his writings. He just tells well-crafted stories and gives the characters time and space to reveal their passion and interest in the topic at hand. Sides is an excellent storyteller and anyone interested in delving into some of the edges of this nation will appreciate his collection.
Review: Mr. Sides never disappoints. This is an interesting ... - Mr. Sides never disappoints. This is an interesting collection of stories about people I would not otherwise have known about. As always, he brings characters to life with vivid prose, he chooses subjects that are fascinating and he doesn't indulge in hyperbole, allowing the story to take shape naturally and seems to take care not to pontificate or push his personal agenda. I'm almost done with his catalog, Kingdom of Ice is next, don't know what I'll do when I'm done; wish he could write as fast as I read.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #282,253 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #186 in Travelogues & Travel Essays #420 in Cultural Anthropology (Books) #2,922 in U.S. State & Local History |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (416) |
| Dimensions  | 5.25 x 1 x 7.9 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 1400033551 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1400033553 |
| Item Weight  | 12 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 464 pages |
| Publication date  | April 13, 2004 |
| Publisher  | Anchor |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well Honed Pieces of America
*by W***H on December 19, 2011*

Hampton Sides is an excellent writer and story teller. He also is very good with widely divergent topics as witnessed by his excellent "Ghost Soldiers" and "Blood and Thunder". In this book, "Americana", Sides the magazine reporter offers a compelling collection of stories that display some of the wide and ranging interests that define America in our day. The reader will ride the Iditarod Trail and skateboards in two of the essays - the first exploring a celebration of the last frontier in America and the latter the phenomenon of Tony Hawk. Readers will also explore the national spelling bee, the earth travelers who inhabited Biosphere (remember that?), Pentecostal worshipers and more somber topics like 9-11 survivors and a Marine hero killed in Iraq. Bass fishing, a secret conclave of powerful men who meet in the woods and the Sturgis Harley-Davidson meet up are delved into along with numerous other pictures of "Americana." Although this book is unlike Ghost Soldiers or Blood and Thunder in that it is a collection of discreet portraits and not a single story, the essays are fascinating and Sides handles them well. Some of those covered will strike readers as "off their rockers" but the author never belittles nor humiliates those who people his writings. He just tells well-crafted stories and gives the characters time and space to reveal their passion and interest in the topic at hand. Sides is an excellent storyteller and anyone interested in delving into some of the edges of this nation will appreciate his collection.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mr. Sides never disappoints. This is an interesting ...
*by M***E on July 31, 2015*

Mr. Sides never disappoints. This is an interesting collection of stories about people I would not otherwise have known about. As always, he brings characters to life with vivid prose, he chooses subjects that are fascinating and he doesn't indulge in hyperbole, allowing the story to take shape naturally and seems to take care not to pontificate or push his personal agenda. I'm almost done with his catalog, Kingdom of Ice is next, don't know what I'll do when I'm done; wish he could write as fast as I read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Informative, Enjoyable and worth your time.
*by A***S on March 12, 2025*

I 've enjoyed each of Hampton Sides books that I've read and Americana was no exception. Sides has a very readable style. Intelligent and full of insight. This book is one of his earliest but I'm only now reading it. I recommend this book and any of his writings.

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