The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America
Who is Bill Bryson's Mother from The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America and what is their importance?
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Bill Bryson's mother is depicted as a gentle soul, who is generally quiet. Bryson notes, however, that she was woefully inadequate as a navigator reading the map on family vacations and infinitely patient with him as a child.
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America