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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Flappers, Bootleggers, Typhoid Mary & the Bomb by Barrington Boardman


Rating: 3.5

What it's about:
Introduction by Isaac Asimov. Banner headlines, little-known facts, plus the lives of the people who made history from 1923-1945. -taken from Barnes&Noble.com

My thoughts:
Flappers, Bootleggers, "Typhoid Mary" & the Bomb is 'an anecdotal history of the United States from 1923-1945'. It has headlines from those years as well as little know facts. The book has some good information. It's put together nicely with headings such as National News, Entertainment, Sports, Medicine and more. For those interested in history, this is a fun book that will hopefully leave you a little more knowledgeable than you were before.

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