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Cargando... Christmas 1940-1959 (A Schiffer Book for Collectors)por Robert Brenner
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This in-depth review of Christmas history and traditions in the United States covers a period that most Americans remember well. Everyone will appreciate this nostalgic look at Christmas decorating customs, electric lighting innovations, and tree decorations, all of which changed drastically as a result of World War II. This period of Christmas history witnessed the advent of machine-produced glass ornaments, bubble lights, Italian miniature lights, Matchless Stars, and a proliferation of decorations produced in Japan, Europe, and the United States. With many historical photos, color pictures of decorations from each decade, a detailed text, and a price guide, this book will be thoroughly enjoyed by collectors, holiday enthusiasts, historians, and anyone fascinated with Christmas itself. AUTHOR: Robert Brenner has an extensive collection of Christmas memorabilia, is the author of three previous books on Christmas history and collectibles, and lectures extensively on all facets of Christmas traditions. He lives in Princeton, Wisconsin, where he is a high school English teacher. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The text, however, is nearly impossible to read. The font used in the book is very small. Sentences are repeated in nearly identical format on the same page, often in adjacent paragraphs. Apparently the proofreading was very poor, as every time the phrase "after the war" appears, "after" is capitalized, irregardless of its position in the sentence. Finally, there are many detailed descriptions of items that are not illustrated, which is frustrating.
The organization of the book adds further to its tediousness. After an introductory section on "Our European Past," divided by decades from 1850 to 1939, the book has two chapters, one on the 1940s and one on the 1950s. Each chapter covers the same topics - historical perspectives, cards and paper, trees and decorations under them, European and American influences on glass ornaments, other tree decorations, how homes were decorated, and indoor and outdoor lighting. However, since there weren't that many changes from one decade to the next, there is a lot of repetition. Although there are no footnotes or endnotes, there is a references cited list at the end of the book, as well as a two-page index. ( )