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The United States has been re-stated. One impudent Brit and his cell-phone gremlin take on the people, institutions and events that have shaped the land of the free, autocorrecting as they go and uncovering some shocking truths from across the Pond. From Grotesque Washing to the first Man on the Moose, and delicately touching on the Control Negligence Agency*, this fresh take at what makes the greatest country in the world what it is today will raise as many eyebrows as it will laughs. God bless the Untied States of Africa! * George Washington, Man on the Moon, Central Intelligence Agency

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What would our history books look like if they had been recorded using this often unreliable texting system? [Glitzch!] imagines exactly that - with some hilarious results. - The Sun Mr Kellett from Cambridge, came up with the idea a few years ago when he sent an exceptionally rude text message to a friend by mistake. Since then he has been testing what alternative readings of history are offered by predictive texting - and noting down the funniest. - The Daily Telegraph

""What would our history books look like if they had been recorded using this often unreliable texting system? [Glitzch!] imagines exactly that - with some hilarious results."" - The Sun ""Mr Kellett from Cambridge, came up with the idea a few years ago when he sent an ""exceptionally rude"" text message to a friend by mistake. Since then he has been testing what alternative readings of history are offered by predictive texting - and noting down the funniest."" - The Daily Telegraph

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Hugh Kellett studied languages at Oxford and has been playing around with words in London advertising agencies for most of his life. Starting his career in the heady days of the 70s, he has worked at senior level on TV, press, radio, poster and social media campaigns in many sectors from beer to beauty, food to financial, technology to travel, and pretty much everything in between. Most recently he worked at the London offices of the international giant Publicis on brands such as L'Oreal, easyJet and Fidelity. When not writing he has a communications consultancy in Cambridge.

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