Unpositioned Something is wrong

The lost continent : travels in small town America / Bill Bryson

This 14,000-mile journey across the United States examines the transformation of small-town America. It contrasts nostalgic ideals with the reality of commercial sprawl, offering a social commentary on the impact of modernisation on the nation's cultural identity.

Author

ISBN

Publisher

TAGS

Curated Derived

Communication Culture Entertainment Folklore Literature Popular Culture Travel Wit and Humor Writing

CONNECTIONS

No connections

LOCATION HISTORY

No location history available for this book.

FULL RECORD

Accession Number: 18718

Site: Vernon O Content

Collection: N/A

Location: N/A

Binding Type: Hard Back

Book Images

Hover to see live images

No live

The lost continent : travels in small town America / Bill Bryson cover

No live

VERNON DATA

Anecdotes/Wit and humour/Literature/Philology Travel Travel writing/Authorship Popular culture -- United States/Intellectual life/Culture

{
  "slug": "the-lost-continent-travels-in-small-town-america-bill-bryson",
  "opacObjectId": "28450",
  "opacCollection": {
    "opacCollectionId": "1"
  },
  "imagesCollection": {
    "images": [
      {
        "imageId": "33110",
        "cssColors": [
          {
            "hex": "f5f5dc",
            "hue": 60,
            "rank": 1,
            "presence": 58.28,
            "colorName": "beige",
            "lightness": 91,
            "colorGroup": "white",
            "saturation": 56,
            "formattedColorName": "beige"
          },
          {
            "hex": "708090",
            "hue": 210,
            "rank": 2,
            "presence": 7.77,
            "colorName": "slategray",
            "lightness": 50,
            "colorGroup": "gray",
            "saturation": 13,
            "formattedColorName": "slate gray"
          },
          {
            "hex": "cd853f",
            "hue": 30,
            "rank": 3,
            "presence": 14.09,
            "colorName": "peru",
            "lightness": 53,
            "colorGroup": "brown",
            "saturation": 59,
            "formattedColorName": "peru"
          },
          {
            "hex": "a0522d",
            "hue": 19,
            "rank": 4,
            "presence": 4.71,
            "colorName": "sienna",
            "lightness": 40,
            "colorGroup": "brown",
            "saturation": 56,
            "formattedColorName": "sienna"
          },
          {
            "hex": "deb887",
            "hue": 34,
            "rank": 5,
            "presence": 13.51,
            "colorName": "burlywood",
            "lightness": 70,
            "colorGroup": "brown",
            "saturation": 57,
            "formattedColorName": "burly wood"
          }
        ],
        "rawColors": [
          {
            "hex": "f2f1e1",
            "hue": 56,
            "rank": 1,
            "presence": 58.28,
            "lightness": 91,
            "saturation": 39
          },
          {
            "hex": "565666",
            "hue": 240,
            "rank": 2,
            "presence": 7.77,
            "lightness": 36,
            "saturation": 8
          },
          {
            "hex": "cfa347",
            "hue": 40,
            "rank": 3,
            "presence": 14.09,
            "lightness": 54,
            "saturation": 58
          },
          {
            "hex": "9c552f",
            "hue": 20,
            "rank": 4,
            "presence": 4.71,
            "lightness": 39,
            "saturation": 53
          },
          {
            "hex": "d9ba83",
            "hue": 38,
            "rank": 5,
            "presence": 13.51,
            "lightness": 68,
            "saturation": 53
          },
          {
            "hex": "949ab4",
            "hue": 228,
            "rank": 6,
            "presence": 1.64,
            "lightness": 64,
            "saturation": 17
          },
          {
            "hex": "54a4bc",
            "hue": 193,
            "rank": 7,
            "presence": 0.0,
            "lightness": 53,
            "saturation": 43
          }
        ],
        "imageLabels": [
          {
            "count": 285,
            "score": 89.29,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Motor vehicle",
            "imageLabelId": 219
          },
          {
            "count": 152,
            "score": 85.07,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Wheel",
            "imageLabelId": 188
          },
          {
            "count": 10233,
            "score": 84.59,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Poster",
            "imageLabelId": 21
          },
          {
            "count": 224,
            "score": 81.88,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Vehicle",
            "imageLabelId": 221
          },
          {
            "count": 19233,
            "score": 77.66,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Font",
            "imageLabelId": 12
          },
          {
            "count": 16657,
            "score": 73.84,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Publication",
            "imageLabelId": 23
          },
          {
            "count": 4932,
            "score": 71.86,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Advertising",
            "imageLabelId": 71
          },
          {
            "count": 1094,
            "score": 67.93,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Tree",
            "imageLabelId": 192
          },
          {
            "count": 1236,
            "score": 62.94,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Landscape",
            "imageLabelId": 120
          },
          {
            "count": 2818,
            "score": 60.22,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "History",
            "imageLabelId": 80
          }
        ],
        "imageDerivatives": [
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/21620/fab555af7d8527feecc04a9b207dcbeb48f739ed.jpg",
            "width": "510",
            "height": "800",
            "identifier": "LARGE"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/21620/fab555af7d8527feecc04a9b207dcbeb48f739ed.jpg",
            "width": "255",
            "height": "400",
            "identifier": "MEDIUM"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/21620/fab555af7d8527feecc04a9b207dcbeb48f739ed.jpg",
            "width": "22",
            "height": "35",
            "identifier": "NANO"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/21620/fab555af7d8527feecc04a9b207dcbeb48f739ed.jpg",
            "width": "96",
            "height": "150",
            "identifier": "SMALL"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/21620/fab555af7d8527feecc04a9b207dcbeb48f739ed.jpg",
            "width": "48",
            "height": "75",
            "identifier": "TINY"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/21620/fab555af7d8527feecc04a9b207dcbeb48f739ed.jpg",
            "width": "765",
            "height": "1200",
            "identifier": "XLARGE"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "totalImages": 1
  },
  "objectSearchScore": 0.31905985,
  "opacObjectFieldSets": [
    {
      "identifier": "accession_no",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "18718"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "name",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "The lost continent : travels in small town America / Bill Bryson",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "title",
              "value": "The lost continent : travels in small town America / Bill Bryson"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "other_name",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "artist_last_first",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Bryson, Bill"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "prod_pri_date",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "1990",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "earliest_date",
              "value": "1990-01-01Z"
            },
            {
              "key": "latest_date",
              "value": "1990-12-31Z"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "edition",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Abacus edition"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "brief_desc",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes only."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "measure_desc",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "credit_line",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "curr_loc_status",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Stored",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "curr_loc_status:\"Stored\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "ob_status",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Accessioned"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "lender",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_owner",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_type",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_start",
      "opacObjectFields": []
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_expiry",
      "opacObjectFields": []
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_notes",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "object_type",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "object_type:\"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "collection",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Main Collection/Library",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "collection:\"Main Collection/Library\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "prod_pri_place",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "London/England"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "physical_notes",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "292 pages ; 20cm."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "language",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "English"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "isbn_issn",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "034910056X"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "user_sym_1",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "917.3 BRY"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "usual_loc_being",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Large compactus/Library Stack/Zone 1/Ground/Moonah Offices & Storage"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_class",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Anecdotes/Wit and humour/Literature/Philology",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Anecdotes/Wit and humour/Literature/Philology\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Travel",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Travel\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Travel writing/Authorship",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Travel writing/Authorship\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Popular culture -- United States/Intellectual life/Culture",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Popular culture -- United States/Intellectual life/Culture\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_date",
      "opacObjectFields": []
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_event",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_period",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "20th Century",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_period:\"20th Century\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_object",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_person",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_place",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "United States of America",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_place:\"United States of America\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_person",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_place",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_event",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_object",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "user_sym_9",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "relationshipsCollection": {
    "relationships": [
      {
        "relatedRecords": [
          {
            "slug": "bill-bryson",
            "title": "Bill Bryson",
            "relatedRecordId": "32238"
          }
        ],
        "relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person",
        "relatedRecordType": "person",
        "totalRelatedRecords": 1
      }
    ],
    "totalRelationships": 1
  }
}