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Orville V. Webster

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Quite useless at this remove—thirty six years later. It is amazing how the internet just made a work like this absolutely obsolete. A list of major corporations, information bureaus, tourist centers, government departments, etc., along with their addresses and phone numbers. Probably quite cool for a reporter in 1988, or a person trying to navigate the federal bureaucracy for documents or benefits. Why is it in my collection? Around that time, let's say 1989, my father inexplicably gave me a copy. I thought it was cool and called some 1-800 numbers, and even wrote Lockheed about my idea for a laser-powered flying car. Lockheed sent me a kid's press pack with glossy photos of the SR-71 Blackbird and other jets. I have yet to develop my laser-powered flying car idea any further in the intervening three-and-a-half decades.... I lost my copy, as even by 1998 whn I left home it was quite worthless. But, I remembered it for some reason and snagged a $2 copy on Amazon. I have it for nostalgia purposes. It's like a time capsule of an era.… (meer)
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tuckerresearch | Mar 20, 2024 |
Despite being riddled with typos, this book is an informative look at the lives of the U.S. presidents and is filled with fast facts.
 
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RRabas | Jun 16, 2023 |
A refresher on a broad range of influential Americans, from politicians to authors to inventors who, in one way or another, not only embodied the American spirit, but had a profound influence on this great country. He has compiled fascinating biographies filled with reveting facts and trivia that will simply captivate you.
 
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phoovermt | 1 andere bespreking | May 10, 2023 |
A group of well known americans, a quick reference book, but once I dipped into it I found some unexpected facts...I guess they are true. The author writes that Washington Irving was gay. The Muscovy Company that hired Hudson had been trading with Russia for 50 years. He was actually not just looking for a route between Spitsbergen Norway and Russia. THen the Dutch East India Company hired him.Daniel Boone marched with Washington and Braddock (really ?)He appears in Byron's Don Juan.
 
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carterchristian1 | 1 andere bespreking | Jun 26, 2010 |

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