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Firsts: Origins of Everyday Things That Changed the World

By Wilson Casey

Category: Non-Fiction

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Wilson Casey  |  Barcode: 9781592579242

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 architec­ture. Each "first" is a full explanation of the topic at hand, written in a humorous yet authoritative style. It includes:

•The true history of the golf tee

•How a blind man came up with cruise control

•The myth behind the origins of the Caesar salad

•Why and how the first dieter dieted

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Pages
256
Language
English
Publisher
Alpha
Publication date
2009-10-06
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781592579242
Dimensions
15.24 x 1.9 x 22.86 cm
Author(s)
Wilson Casey

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Wilson Casey

Firsts: Origins of Everyday Things That Changed the World

Dhs. 50.00

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 architec­ture. Each "first" is a full explanation of the topic at hand, written in a humorous yet authoritative style. It includes:

•The true history of the golf tee

•How a blind man came up with cruise control

•The myth behind the origins of the Caesar salad

•Why and how the first dieter dieted

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