Harper Resource. xix, 284 pp. LCC: 2003051054 Very good condition; previous owner's name on inside of front cover; strip of color rubbing on reverse of initial page and the adjoining page, with a tiny prick to paper surface.

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Title

Poplorica: A Popular History of the Fads, Mavericks, Inventions, and Lore that Shaped Modern America

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers, New York, New York

Publication Date

2004

Language

English

ISBN 10

0060535318

ISBN 13

9780060535315

Binding

Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition

Very good

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An irreverent tour of twentieth-century events, inventions, and individuals that affected modern American culture notes the influences of Betty Ford, super-absorbent disposable nappies, permanent-press clothing, TV dinners, black-velvet paintings, and more.

About the Author

Martin J. Smith is a journalist and magazine editor and winner of more than forty newspaper and magazine writing awards. He is a senior editor at the Los Angeles Times Magazine and is the author of three critically acclaimed suspense thrillers, including Straw Men, a 2002 Edgar Award nominee. He lives with his family in southern California.

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