Americana

I recently caught up with photographer Christopher Bryson, who is contemplating a road trip west from New Orleans to capture the rawness of Americana.
Vegas Is Back—but It’s Not the Same as Before|Thuc Nguyen|November 5, 2021|The Daily Beast
Even the Independence Day parade shifted this summer from a once-revered slice of Americana to another battle in a culture war.
Montanans used to live and let live. Now bitter confrontations cloud Big Sky Country.|Lisa Rein|October 25, 2021|Washington Post
This unusual but enduring piece of Americana remains a unique resume point for a handful of athletes, even rarer than an Olympic medal.
What’s Rarer Than Gold? Making It Onto A Wheaties Box.|Kaleigh Rogers|August 6, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
The theme park, which celebrates its 36th season this year, is a slice of Americana, with rides, musical performances galore, a museum filled with Dolly Parton memorabilia and even an eagle sanctuary.
Have vaccine, will travel: How a road trip served as a needed jolt from the blahs at home|Kate Silver|May 21, 2021|Washington Post

Prominent Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who wrote Americana, defended Rowling’s stance.
The Gender Revolution|Daniel Malloy|March 21, 2021|Ozy
His friend has dropped hat and cane in shock but the drawing shows stuff that an Americana collector nowadays would kill for.
The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians|Anthony Haden-Guest|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some 7,000 Confederates set sail for Brazil in the aftermath of the American Civil War, settling in a city called Americana.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, July 13, 2014||July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And yet that just contributed to the local lore of the state as a repository for rugged Americana.
Heroin Threatens Vermont’s Rural Paradise|Matt Taylor|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Where does a Latin America-born boy with a Cuban father living in Miami learn to get in touch with Americana folk roots?
‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ Star Oscar Isaac Is About to Be a Very Big Deal|Kevin Fallon|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
These were the historic building blocks of a failed Pax Americana.
The End of U.S. Imperium—Finally!|David Stockman|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Those of Uncinaria duodenalis measure about 30 by 50 ; of Uncinaria Americana, somewhat more.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
"I've been a collector of Americana," Bassett remarked, throwing open several cases.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
They had been given those Americana roots, not primarily to dwarf them, but to insure them against damage from the cold winters.
Dwarf Fruit Trees|F. A. Waugh
Myriophyllum heterophyllum, Potamogeton foliosus, and Justicia americana common.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas|Artie L. Metcalf
In Harpalus Latr., and Silpha americana, the four anterior ones are similarly formed in this respect.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for Americana

Americana

/ (əˌmɛrɪˈkɑːnə) /

pl n

objects, such as books, documents, relics, etc, relating to America, esp in the form of a collection

all forms of traditional music indigenous to America, and their modern variants

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