Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Things You Never Knew You Wanted to Know Anything About

Orton, Charles Wesley

ISBN 10: 1881461114 / ISBN 13: 9781881461111

Published by Booklocker.Com Inc, 2013

About this Item

Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Seller Inventory # S_444268136

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Things You Never Knew You Wanted to Know Anything About
• Publisher: Booklocker.Com Inc
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1881461114
• ISBN 13: 9781881461111
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

For people with truly enquiring minds, Everything You Always Wanted to Know explodes a few myths, and tells the true story and little-known facts about the history of toilet paper, the evolution of the pretzel, how pet rats came into being, the first president to have a bathtub, the use of dogs in war, where and when the birthday cake originated, and other interesting arcana. Includes 84 historic illustrations. photos, bibliographies, index.

About the Author

Charles Wesley Orton is the author of Carlsbad: An Unabashed History of the Village by the Sea, The Orange Coast: A Pictorial History of Newport Beach and Harbor, How to Annoy a Groundhog: Essays and Observations, and more than 40 other books, along with thousands of magazine and newspaper articles. His works have been translated into several foreign languages, including Latvian, Estonian, and Australian. He and a golden-retriever mix named Maxine live in Arizona.