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[Enhanced Credo edition] |
| Description |
1 online resource (64 entries) ; digital files. |
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text rdacontent |
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electronic isbdmedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- About this book -- Food & Drink: Daily fare -- On the side -- Beverages -- Snacks -- Sweets -- Utensils & containers -- Seasons & Holidays: Spring -- Summer -- Fall -- Winter -- Ceremony & customs: Courtesies -- Weddings -- Babies -- Funerals -- All-American -- Symbols & Markings : Gestures -- Signs -- Superstitions -- Tributes -- Hair & body markings -- Hearth & Home: Buildings -- Houses -- Rooms -- Elements -- Appliances -- Backyard -- Garments & Accessories: Clothing -- Underwear -- Headwear -- Footwear -- Fasteners -- Accessories -- Laundry -- Medications & potions: Hygiene -- Beautification -- Health -- First aid -- Toys & Games: Old-fashioned fun -- Classic games -- Sports -- Classic toys -- Other pastimes -- Tools & Innovations: Tools -- Communication -- Transportation -- Observation -- Weapons -- Medicine -- Economy -- Further reading. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
From hand tools to holidays to weapons to washing machines, "An Uncommon History of Common Things" features hundreds of colorful illustrations, timelines, sidebars, and more as it explores just about every subject under the sun. It is a freewheeling reference to hundreds of customs, notions, and inventions that reflect human ingenuity throughout history. Who knew that indoor plumbing has been around for 4,600 years, but punctuation, capital letters, and the handy spaces between written words only date back to the Dark Ages? Or that ancient soldiers baked a kind of pizza on their shields--when they weren't busy flying kites to frighten their foes? Every page of this quirky compendium catalogs something fascinating, surprising, or serendipitous. A lively, incomparably browsable read for history buffs, pop culture lovers, and anyone who relishes the odd and extraordinary details hidden in the everyday, it will inform, amuse, astonish--and alter the way you think about the clever creatures we call humans. |
| Form |
Also available in print. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on title page of print version. |
| Subject |
Civilization -- Miscellanea.
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Civilization -- Chronology.
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Technological innovations -- Miscellanea.
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Inventions -- Miscellanea.
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United States -- Civilization -- Miscellanea.
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United States -- Civilization -- Chronology.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Thompson, John M. (John Milliken), 1959- author.
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Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 1426204205 9781426204203 (DLC) 2008040447 303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| ISBN |
9781426204203 hardback |
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1426204205 hardback |
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9781426204210 deluxe |
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1426204213 deluxe |
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9781784029876 electronic version |
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