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Firsts: Origins of Everyday Things That Changed the World Paperback - 2009
by Casey, Wilson
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
For anyone who ever wanted to know the history of the chocolate chip cookie, earmuffs, and Daylight Savings...
Firsts-history through the milestones of human achievement-are fun. And Wilson Casey, trivia expert, has collected over 500 firsts in nearly every major category of culture: from fashion to food, politics to science, entertainment to art to architecÿture. Each "first" is a full explanation of the topic at hand, written in a humorous yet authoritative style. It includes:
áThe true history of the golf tee
áHow a blind man came up with cruise control
áThe myth behind the origins of the Caesar salad
áWhy and how the first dieter dieted
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- Title Firsts: Origins of Everyday Things That Changed the World
- Author Casey, Wilson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Original
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 236
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Alpha Books
- Date 2009
- Bookseller's Inventory # G1592579248I5N10
- ISBN 9781592579242 / 1592579248
- Weight 0.67 lbs (0.30 kg)
- Dimensions 8.96 x 6.02 x 0.55 in (22.76 x 15.29 x 1.40 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009924914
- Dewey Decimal Code 032.02
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