We Have a Winner! : America’s Weird and Wonderful Races, Derbies, Pageants, and Eating Contests
Book Details
Format
Paperback / softback
ISBN-10
1493029045
ISBN-13
9781493029044
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint
The Lyons Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 1st, 2017
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
562 grams
Dimensions
20.30 x 20.30 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
History of the AmericasSocial & cultural history
KSh 3,200.00
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Celebrate America’s outrageous competitive fire ·100 years of “see it to believe it” American contests·Includes dozens of mind-blowing, little-known competitions ·Gorgeous design with 150 color and black-and-white photographs, plus sidebars From marathon dancing, to food eating contests, beauty pageants, pole sitting, rotten sneaker contests, animal calling contests, phone-booth stuffing, outhouse races, and more, Americans love competing to see who can do anything better than anyone else. We Have a Winner! is a visually stunning tour, from coast to coast, through our often whacky, uniquely themed contests. Covering more than a century’s worth of competition, and packed with photos and fascinating sidebars, this book shows how the American competitive spirit—as wacky as it sometimes is—mirrors American trends, innovation, and news.
Celebrate America’s outrageous competitive fire ·100 years of “see it to believe it” American contests·Includes dozens of mind-blowing, little-known competitions ·Gorgeous design with 150 color and black-and-white photographs, plus sidebars From marathon dancing, to food eating contests, beauty pageants, pole sitting, rotten sneaker contests, animal calling contests, phone-booth stuffing, outhouse races, and more, Americans love competing to see who can do anything better than anyone else. We Have a Winner! is a visually stunning tour, from coast to coast, through our often whacky, uniquely themed contests. Covering more than a century’s worth of competition, and packed with photos and fascinating sidebars, this book shows how the American competitive spirit—as wacky as it sometimes is—mirrors American trends, innovation, and news.
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