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035 _a(Sirsi) l67005205
043 _an-us---
050 0 _aE173
_b.G87
082 _a973
100 1 0 _aGriffin, Bulkley S.,
_ecomp.
245 1 0 _aOffbeat history;
_ba compendium of lively Americana,
_cedited by Bulkley S. Griffin.
260 0 _aCleveland,
_bWorld Pub. Co.
_c[1967]
300 _axiii, 360 p.
_billus., facsims., ports.
_c24 cm.
520 _aA compilation of little-known incidents in American history from 1775 to 1915. Includes "The Cake mania in Indiana," "Washington Burning," and "Sledge-Hammer Politics." Arranged under broad sections on the Presidents; Congress; the Civil War; fashion, food, and manners; travel; religion; and authors.
504 _aBibliography: p. 357-360
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_xSources.
651 1 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_xSources.
596 _a1
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_d6090