Discovering America's Past: Customs, Legends, History & Lore of Our Great NationReader's Digest Association, 1993 - 400 ページ Featuring special sections on bizarre, delightful, and amazing aspects of our nation's unique past, these 450+ surprising but absolutely true stories examine America's history, not through its great moments, but by way of the foibles and folkways that built its character. 700 illus. and photos. |
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... appeared in a total of 273 newspapers and influenced millions of readers around the world . T — o those versed in the rules of 19th - century flirtation , flowers were " the alphabet of angels . " Each blossom had its symbolic meaning ...
... appeared in a total of 273 newspapers and influenced millions of readers around the world . T — o those versed in the rules of 19th - century flirtation , flowers were " the alphabet of angels . " Each blossom had its symbolic meaning ...
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... appeared around 1830 , is thought to have been the creation of Joel Walker Sweeney , a young fiddle - playing farmer from Virginia . According to tradition , Sweeney , who grew up to the sounds of music made by the black field hands on ...
... appeared around 1830 , is thought to have been the creation of Joel Walker Sweeney , a young fiddle - playing farmer from Virginia . According to tradition , Sweeney , who grew up to the sounds of music made by the black field hands on ...
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... appeared in 1895 in a cartoon known as " Hogan's Alley " - a funny - looking kid in a nightshirt , just one among a gang of street urchins . But the public warmed to him above all others in the crowd , dubbed him the Yellow Kid because ...
... appeared in 1895 in a cartoon known as " Hogan's Alley " - a funny - looking kid in a nightshirt , just one among a gang of street urchins . But the public warmed to him above all others in the crowd , dubbed him the Yellow Kid because ...
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