Going Going Gone: Vanishing Americana - Brossura

Jonas, Susan; Nissenson, Marilyn

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ISBN 10: 0811819191 ISBN 13: 9780811819190

Casa editrice: Chronicle Books Llc, 1998

Riassunto

Now with a fresh look and updated introduction, this witty volume is ready for the dawn of the new millennium. Chronicling the demise of things we thought would always be a part of life -- from the smell of burning leaves to wedding-night virgins -- this compendium of pop culture and history has been praised for its lively text full of intriguing trivia and retro photographs of each subject in its heyday. Whether you're old enough to remember polio scares or too young to have used a typewriter, this provocative and amusing look at the way things were offers end-of- the-century proof that the only constant in life is change.

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Recensione

The fun here is not only in marveling at how innocent and clunky life seemed only a short while back...but in pinpointing the sociological and technological forces that wiped out certain American staples. People

Part of the book's delight is that you can't anticipate what the next page will bring: American elms, the Automat, balsa-wood airplane models... The New York Times

L'autore

Susan Jonas and Marilyn Nissenson live across the street from each other in New York City.

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• Editore: Chronicle Books Llc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0811819191
• ISBN 13: 9780811819190
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 175