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American Fun: Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt
by Beckman, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0307908178
- ISBN 13
- 9780307908179
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New Yoirk: Pantheon Books, 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Hard cover in fine condition with red boards, bright navy spine cloth with silver gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. Appears unread. * From the WorldCat summary, ""Analyzes the American traditions of cutting loose and engaging in mischief to take breaks from work and sobriety, describing the activities of earlier centuries while sharing stories about the entertainments of the modern world.""
Synopsis
John Beckman is a professor of English at the U.S. Naval Academy. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Granta, Book, McSweeney’s, and Arizona Quarterly, among other publications. His novel The Winter Zoo was named a New York Times Notable Book. Beckman lives in Annapolis, Maryland, with his wife, the critic Marcela Valdes, and their baby daughter.
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M000383
- Title
- American Fun: Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt
- Author
- Beckman, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0307908178
- ISBN 13
- 9780307908179
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New Yoirk
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- Sociology, Culture, Social life and customs - United States, Amusements - United States - History, Popular Culture - United States - History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sociology & Culture;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2015
Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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