Britain's best-loved comic genius Stephen Fry turns his celebrated
wit and insight to unearthing the real America as he travels across
the continent in his black taxicab. Stephen's account of his
adventures is filled with his unique humour, insight and warmth in
the fascinating book that orginally accompanied his journey for the
BBC1 series. 'Stephen Fry is a treasure of the British Empire.' -
The Guardian Stephen Fry has always loved America, in fact he came
very close to being born there. Here, his fascination for the
country and its people sees him embarking on an epic journey across
America, visiting each of its 50 states to discover how such a huge
diversity of people, cultures, languages, beliefs and landscapes
combine to create such a remarkable nation. Starting on the eastern
seaboard, Stephen zig-zags across the country in his London
taxicab, talking to its hospitable citizens, listening to its
music, visiting its landmarks, viewing small-town life and
America's breath-taking landscapes - following wherever his
curiosity leads him. Stephen meets a collection of remarkable
individuals - American icons and unsung local heroes alike. Stephen
starts his epic journey on the east coast and zig-zags across
America, stopping in every state from Maine to Hawaii. En route he
discovers the South Side of Chicago with blues legend Buddy Guy,
catches up with Morgan Freeman in Mississippi, strides around with
Ted Turner on his Montana ranch, marches with Zulus in New Orleans'
Mardi Gras, and drums with the Sioux Nation in South Dakota; joins
a Georgia family for thanksgiving, 'picks' with Bluegrass
hillbillies, and finds himself in a Tennessee garden full of dead
bodies. Whether in a club for failed gangsters (yes, those are real
bullet holes) or celebrating Halloween in Salem (is there anywhere
better?), Stephen is welcomed by the people of America - mayors,
sheriffs, newspaper editors, park rangers, teachers and hobos,
bringing to life the oddities and splendours of each locale. A
celebration of the magnificent and the eccentric, the beautiful and
the strange, Stephen Fry in America is our author's homage to this
extraordinary country.
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