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American Fun
Author | : John Beckman |
Publsiher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2014-02-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780307908186 |
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Here is an animated and wonderfully engaging work of cultural history that lays out America’s unruly past by describing the ways in which cutting loose has always been, and still is, an essential part of what it means to be an American. From the time the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, Americans have defied their stodgy rules and hierarchies with pranks, dances, stunts, and wild parties, shaping the national character in profound and lasting ways. In the nation’s earlier eras, revelers flouted Puritans, Patriots pranked Redcoats, slaves lampooned masters, and forty-niners bucked the saddles of an increasingly uptight middle class. In the twentieth century, fun-loving Americans celebrated this heritage and pushed it even further: flappers “barney-mugged” in “petting pantries,” Yippies showered the New York Stock Exchange with dollar bills, and B-boys invented hip-hop in a war zone in the Bronx. This is the surprising and revelatory history that John Beckman recounts in American Fun. Tying together captivating stories of Americans’ “pursuit of happiness”—and distinguishing between real, risky fun and the bland amusements that paved the way for Hollywood, Disneyland, and Xbox—Beckman redefines American culture with a delightful and provocative thesis. (With black-and-white illustrations throughout.)
American Fun
Author | : John Beckman |
Publsiher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 2014-11-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780345803771 |
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Here is an animated and wonderfully engaging work of cultural history that lays out America’s unruly past by describing the ways in which cutting loose has always been, and still is, an essential part of what it means to be an American. From the time the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, Americans have defied their stodgy rules and hierarchies with pranks, dances, stunts, and wild parties, shaping the national character in profound and lasting ways. In the nation’s earlier eras, revelers flouted Puritans, Patriots pranked Redcoats, slaves lampooned masters, and forty-niners bucked the saddles of an increasingly uptight middle class. In the twentieth century, fun-loving Americans celebrated this heritage and pushed it even further: flappers “barney-mugged” in “petting pantries,” Yippies showered the New York Stock Exchange with dollar bills, and B-boys invented hip-hop in a war zone in the Bronx. This is the surprising and revelatory history that John Beckman recounts in American Fun. Tying together captivating stories of Americans’ “pursuit of happiness”—and distinguishing between real, risky fun and the bland amusements that paved the way for Hollywood, Disneyland, and Xbox—Beckman redefines American culture with a delightful and provocative thesis. (With black-and-white illustrations throughout.)
The American Catalogue
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 1891 |
Genre | : American literature |
ISBN | : OSU:32435065913410 |
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American national trade bibliography.
The American Quest for the Primitive Church
Author | : Richard Thomas Hughes |
Publsiher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0252060296 |
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The dream of restoring primitive Christianity lies close to the core of the identity of some American denominations---Churches of Christ, Latter-day Saints, some Mennonites, and a variety of Holiness and Pentecostal denominations. But how can a return to ancient Christianity be sustained in a world increasingly driven by modernization? What meaning might such a vision have in the modern world? Twelve distinguished scholars explore these and related questions in this provocative book.
The American Mercury
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 926 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : UVA:X004198015 |
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Julie Just for Fun
Author | : Jodi Goldberg |
Publsiher | : American Girl Publishing Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009-09 |
Genre | : Handicraft for girls |
ISBN | : 1593696159 |
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Girls can play games, create crafts, and solve puzzles about Julie! This book is filled with activities and punch-out projects inspired by Julie's stories - girls can tell fortunes with a - cootie catcher,- decorate their room with mini paper butterflies, solve sticker sudoku puzzles, play word games, and much more. It's perfect for rainy days, car trips, slumber parties, and any time a girl just needs a little fun.
The Great American Depression Book of Fun
Author | : John O'Dell,Richard Loehle |
Publsiher | : HarperCollins Publishers |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : UOM:49015000938598 |
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Fun Along the Road
Author | : John Margolies |
Publsiher | : Bulfinch Press |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0821223518 |
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Explores the novelty of road signs, ghost towns, theme parks, aquariums and other tourist attractions that grace American highways and towns