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THE POLITE AMERICANS 300 years of more or less good behaviour
por Gerald Carson:
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Macmillan London 1967 Vg/G (dj worn and creased round edges with on 1" tear, clean pink cloth with gilt titles on black panel on spine, occasional small speckle outside page edges only, no inscriptions, faint pencil mark front endpaper else contents no fault) octavo 296pp. First UK edition. A lively history of public and private behaviour in America, ranging from Pilgrim to Post (Emily) of course. The journey of American manners through shifting tastes and customs, the many topics include weddings, dances, hair styles, drinking, duelling, dress, smoking,the telephone, the automobile, the rise of the country club and the history of the fraternal lodge. 12pp b/w illustrations.
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- THE POLITE AMERICANS 300 years of more or less good behaviour
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- Gerald Carson:
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- Macmillan London 1967
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