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Hamburger America: One Man's Cross-Country Odyssey to Find the Best Burgers in the Nation [DVD]
Hamburger America: One Man's Cross-Country Odyssey to Find the Best Burgers in the Nation [DVD]
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Author: George M. Motz
Publisher: Running Press
Category: Book

List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars(6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 7139

Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Pap/DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 312
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.3 x 1

ISBN: 0762431024
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9780762431021
ASIN: 0762431024

Publication Date: April 7, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Whether you're an armchair traveler, a serious hamburger connoisseur, or a curious adventurer up for a road trip, Hamburger America will be your guide to reclaiming this precious slice of Americana.

No other food says "America" like the hamburger, and documentary filmmaker George Motz has made it his personal mission to save our nation's unique burger identity. He has traveled across the country in search of the best burger joints - those that have survived outside the fast-food mainstream - and has documented their rich histories and one-of-a-kind taste experiences.

This edition of the book includes George Motz's 1 hour documentary "Hamburger America" that profiles 8 burger joints across the USA.


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5 out of 5 stars A Hamburger Fantasy   August 31, 2008
  5 out of 5 found this review helpful

This book is terrific. I can't stop reading it. It's like a fascinating trip through time, into the past forty years of life in America.


4 out of 5 stars Great find.   June 22, 2008
  4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I got this book for my husband for Father's Day. He has been on a little search of his own for the best burgers around. He loves the book and we can't wait to try some of these on our travels this summer.


5 out of 5 stars George Motz is an American Hero!   June 15, 2008
  8 out of 8 found this review helpful

I love this book! I've been obsessed with Hamburger America since I saw the documentary on the Sundance Channel. The documentary makes most of the content tackling similar subjects on the Travel Channel, Food Network, History Channel, etc., seem like insipid, dumbed-down crap. It is beautiful to watch the small-time, low-key purveyors of American tradition talk about the simplicity of what they do. The book is a great read, with beautiful photographs and loving tributes to a vanishing America that's rapidly becoming standardized, corporate-ized,bland-ized, Wal-Martized, Starbucksized, Bush-ized, and stupid-ized. I keep it on my bedside.

I am tempted to take off a star because this sampling of American tradition was actually printed IN CHINA! Nothing against the Chinese, but this seems sad, in a way.

Reading the book and watching the video makes me hungry, but if you eat enough of this stuff, it will probably kill you.



5 out of 5 stars Very entertaining and informative   June 15, 2008
  5 out of 5 found this review helpful

this book was really fun to read and so much information about the best hamburger places in the country. Makes you hungry the minute you start flipping through it. The DVD that came with it was a great bonus and very entertaining. This is a great buy.


5 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for any lover of the hamburger who also loves traveling   June 8, 2008
  5 out of 5 found this review helpful

More American than Pizza and the Hot Dog, is the Hamburger. "Hamburger America: A State-by-State Guide to 100 Great Burger Joints" is a guide to finding the simply the best burger one could find in any corner of the country in any state of the union. Covering these burger joints who have stood strong against the juggernauts of McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendy's, on the sheer quality of their food alone. Enhanced with a full color map reflecting the locations of these burger joints across the nation and a accompanying DVD, "Hamburger America: A State-by-State Guide to 100 Great Burger Joints" is highly recommended for any lover of the hamburger who also loves traveling.



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