Offbeat history
Subtitle: a compendium of lively Americana
By: edited by Bulkley S. Griffin.
Publisher: World Pub. Co.
Published: 1967
Place of publication: Cleveland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
Subjects: United States -- History -- Sources; United States -- History -- Sources
Description: A compilation of little-known incidents in American history from 1775 to 1915. Includes "The Cake mania in Indiana," "Washington Burning," and "Sledge-Hammer Politics." Arranged under broad sections on the Presidents; Congress; the Civil War; fashion, food, and manners; travel; religion; and authors.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 357-360