americana

This title explores the ways muscle cars were established, how they evolved and expanded, and how muscle cars became part of the nation's identity. The text provides historical context and explores the social, economic, political, and technological frameworks that influenced or defined the popularity, growth, and modern advancements of muscle cars.

A guide to the Smithsonian's first permanent exhibition on American pop culture with a in-depth focus on theater, music, sports, movie and television objects.

An illustrated reference to civics facts and American history essentials.

Profusely illustrated text discusses such antique and collectible items as cookbooks, corkscrews, coverlets, cowboy gear, Currier & Ives, cut glass, decoys, Depression glass, and detective fiction.

Presents advice on all aspects of collecting, with hints on interesting collectibles and how to increase one's expertise in any particular one.

Alphabetically arranged entries for some two hundred objects from eighteenth and nineteenth century United States with the author/artist's own illustrative sketches. Includes an epilogue on the alphabet in early America.

Contains seventy-one essays, each of which highlights a different aspect of American life that is disappearing forever, including carbon paper, drive-in movies, girdles, the milkman, rotary phones, and vinyl records.

Profiles approximately forty iconic American people, places, and things in alphabetical order, from the Alamo to the Grateful Dead, and provides a guide to related entries.