America's oddest fads / / by M.H. Seeley
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| Autore: |
Seeley M. H
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| Titolo: |
America's oddest fads / / by M.H. Seeley
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Gareth Stevens Publishing, , 2017 |
| �2017 | |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Fads - United States - History |
| Curiosities and wonders - United States - History | |
| Popular culture - United States - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Social life and customs |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Panorama Drama -- Raccoons on Your Where? -- I'm Stuffed! -- Calling the Dead -- Dance the Night Away -- This Tastes Fishy -- Sit! Stay! Sew! -- Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow -- Turn, Turn, Turn -- Wright's Wrong -- Pet Rock -- Atop a Flagpole -- The Swinging Sixties -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book covers weird fads hidden in American history ranging from troll dolls to pet rocks and even goldfish swallowing. Full-color photographs introduce readers to one of America's earliest fads--drawing panoramas of towns--as well as some of the weirder phenomena like flagpole sitting or dance contests. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | America's Oddest Fads |
| ISBN: | 1-4824-5750-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910158652503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Weird America!