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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... ( late - 19th- century euphemisms for a very unhomelike place ) was not a corpse . The body , instead , was referred to as the deceased or dear depart- ed who had gone to glory , passed away , or met his or her Maker . In a classic gaffe ...
... ( late - 19th- century euphemisms for a very unhomelike place ) was not a corpse . The body , instead , was referred to as the deceased or dear depart- ed who had gone to glory , passed away , or met his or her Maker . In a classic gaffe ...
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... late 1700's when she saw not only an elephant in the street but two men with beards . In those days well- heeled gents who lived in town were likely to visit a barber once or twice a week to have their faces shaved . While there , they ...
... late 1700's when she saw not only an elephant in the street but two men with beards . In those days well- heeled gents who lived in town were likely to visit a barber once or twice a week to have their faces shaved . While there , they ...
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... late 1800's some 1,200 agricultural societies all across the country were participating in state and county fairs . At the Danbury , Connecticut , fair in 1910 ( above ) , one man paused to examine a giant squash . A daredevil provided ...
... late 1800's some 1,200 agricultural societies all across the country were participating in state and county fairs . At the Danbury , Connecticut , fair in 1910 ( above ) , one man paused to examine a giant squash . A daredevil provided ...
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