Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
America brushes up America brushes up Kerry Segrave "The history of toothpaste has long been a testament to the power of false and misleading advertising. Interrupting this steady flow of hyperbole was the one true wonder ingredient: Fluoride, which e… OL15204356W
Jukeboxes Jukeboxes Kerry Segrave "This work traces the history of the jukebox from its origins in the invention of the phonograph by Thomas Alva Edison in the 1880s up to its relative obscurity today." "The jukebox's first twenty ye… OL15204365W
Parricide in the United States, 1840-1899 Parricide in the United States, 1840-1899 Kerry Segrave "This book examines 103 selected cases of individuals charged with parricide--the murder of a father or mother--in the United States in the last half of the 19th century, categorized here by their li… OL15204369W