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From homespun to haute couture, the dresses worn by American brides in the first half of the twentieth century had myriad influences. In "Bridal Fashion 1900-1950", living-history expert Kathleen York takes readers on an elegant journey back in time, marking the changes that eco…
From Norman Foster's remarkable station at Canary Wharf to the Yellow-brick vaults of Baker street to the Art Deco exuberance of Arnos Grove, London's tube stations are among its most distinctive and iconic buildings.
When Edward VII's funeral cortege passed through central London in 1910, the thousands that took to the streets little realised that many of the crown heads of Europe who followed the coffin were shortly to face revolution and exile. But the British royal family has shown an ins…
Classic candy. America's favorite sweets, 1950-80
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Whether classics like Hershey's, Mars and M & Ms or trend-setters like PEZ and Atomic Fireballs, candy has a special place in the hearts and memories of most Americans, who to this day consume more than 600 billion pounds of it each year. This title examines the classic brands o…
Streetcars of America
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The font is perhaps the most important part of any church. For centuries, no infant in the parish was thought to be saved from damnation until christened and fonts, as the vessels for this crucial rite of passage, were a pre-eminent tool in the Church's fight against the Devil. …
