Panati's extraordinary origins of everyday things

An informative guide to the beginnings of over 500 ordinary things, from the brown paper bag to animal crackers.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Panati, Charles, 1943-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Perennial Library, [1989]
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Table of Contents:
  • From superstition
  • By Custom
  • On the calendar
  • At the table
  • Around the kitchen
  • In and around the house
  • For the nursery
  • In the bathroom
  • Atop the vanity
  • Through the medicine chest
  • Under the flag
  • On the body
  • Into the bedroom
  • From the magazine rack
  • At play
  • In the pantry.