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    Going, Going, Gone: Vanishing Americana

    Going, Going, Gone: Vanishing Americana


    $19.95

    • Format: Trade Paperback
    • 192 pages
    • Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
    • Published: April 1998
    • ISBN-10: 0811819191
    • ISBN-13: 9780811819190

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    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. 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. 150 photos.
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