The good old days--they were terrible!
[1st ed.]
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Word Count
51,750 words, Guess
Page Count
207 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL5045813M
- ISBN-100394486897
- OCLC Control Number867993
- OCLC Control Numbergoodolddaysthey00bett
- Library of Congress Control Number74006050
and 2 more
- LibraryThing147556
- Goodreads1483135
Classifications
- DDC917.3/03/80222
- LCCE169.1 .B493 1974
Description
The author, Otto Bettmann, of the Bettmann archives uses illustrations from various publications of the past to make his point that perhaps things weren't as rosy in the fabled "good old days". Examples include widespread corruption and crime, filth and pollution, disease and contagion, life under no standards of food production whatsoever. An eye-opening look at what is often glossed over when rhapsodizing about our history.
Description
Looks at the negative aspects of American society between the 1860s and the early 1900s, including housing, education, food, travel, work, and health, illustrated with contemporary cartoons, prints, and photographs.
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