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Holidays and Other Weird Events
Irwin Richman
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Description for Holidays and Other Weird Events
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 382 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; AFF; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 728.
Explore America’s best-loved “no work” days through 380 beautiful and fun postcard images from the early 20th century. They portray specific animals, children, flowers, and symbols that have come to identify each holiday, and some pretty “weird” events as well. Fascinating histories of each holiday are included, and what diverse backgrounds they have! For an appreciation of the weirdness of holiday recognitions, think of the images of a kid in a diaper kicking out an old bearded man, turkeys dancing, chickens nodding to rabbits, and strange men dropping down chimneys to make children happy. The weird is integral to American ... Read more
Explore America’s best-loved “no work” days through 380 beautiful and fun postcard images from the early 20th century. They portray specific animals, children, flowers, and symbols that have come to identify each holiday, and some pretty “weird” events as well. Fascinating histories of each holiday are included, and what diverse backgrounds they have! For an appreciation of the weirdness of holiday recognitions, think of the images of a kid in a diaper kicking out an old bearded man, turkeys dancing, chickens nodding to rabbits, and strange men dropping down chimneys to make children happy. The weird is integral to American ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764333620
SKU
V9780764333620
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99-20
About Irwin Richman
Irwin Richman, Ph. D., began collecting postcards as an 8-year-old, more than sixty years ago. He is a Professor Emeritus at the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg and Director of Research and Development for the Heirloom Seed Project at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He has written five other books on historical subjects for Schiffer Publlishing.
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