Firsts: Origins of Everyday Things That Changed the World
Book Details
Author(s)
Casey, Wilson
Publisher
Alpha Books
ISBN / ASIN
1592579248
ISBN-13
9781592579242
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In stock
Sales Rank
#4,463
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United States 🇺🇸
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For anyone who ever wanted to know the history of the chocolate chip cookie, earmuffs, and Daylight Savings...
Firsts-history through the milestones of human achievement-are fun. And Wilson Casey, trivia expert, has collected over 500 firsts in nearly every major category of culture: from fashion to food, politics to science, entertainment to art to architecÂture. Each "first" is a full explanation of the topic at hand, written in a humorous yet authoritative style. It includes:
•The true history of the golf tee
•How a blind man came up with cruise control
•The myth behind the origins of the Caesar salad
•Why and how the first dieter dieted
Firsts-history through the milestones of human achievement-are fun. And Wilson Casey, trivia expert, has collected over 500 firsts in nearly every major category of culture: from fashion to food, politics to science, entertainment to art to architecÂture. Each "first" is a full explanation of the topic at hand, written in a humorous yet authoritative style. It includes:
•The true history of the golf tee
•How a blind man came up with cruise control
•The myth behind the origins of the Caesar salad
•Why and how the first dieter dieted
