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Bezig met laden... Roadside Giantsdoor Brian Butko, Sarah Butko
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Just loved this book. Filled with roadside giants just as the title implies. Those larger than life things on the side of the road that are trying to entice you to stop. Features the "muffler man," oversized donuts, uncle sam, ,dinosaurs and of course Santa Claus from Santa Claus, IN. Each of the different chapters is devoted toa specific subsection with pictures of the ones mentioned and then if you like this see these also which are similar attractions maybe in a different part of the country. The book starts off that they were going to make it for children then realized that it was the adults who bring our children or grandchildren to see these things that keeps them alive. Fun look at a rapidly disappearing section of Americana. ( ) I had fun going through this book! I'd heard of and even seen some larger than life roadside landmarks like the Mieneke Man, but this book takes things even further, with a wide variety of "roadside giants." I enjoyed not only the pictures, but the history and numbers behind the featured landmarks. I also enjoyed the "If you like _____, you'll also like.." sections, which listed similar "roadside giants" around the country. It's hard to pick a favorite, but the huge Longaberger's Baskets looked pretty neat in the pictures geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
From Lucy, the colossal elephant-shaped building on the Jersey Shore, to the grand donut atop Randy's in Los Angeles, this full-color guide profiles the commercial giants that loom over America's highways. Created to sell products and promote tourism in a big way, they can be found all over the United States. The authors have traveled far and wide to bring readers the world's largest duck in Long Island, an enormous Amish couple in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and towering Paul Bunyans all over the Midwest. There are buildings shaped like hot dogs, ice cream cones, and baskets, as well as the roadside phenomena known as "Muffler Men," giants who originally advertised mufflers but now have been converted to cowboys, Indians, spacemen, and pirates. Big fun Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)306.0973Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Culture and Institutions Biography And History North America United StatesLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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