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008			141009s2014 nyua 001 0 eng
010			_a 2014033396
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dIG# _dYDXCP _dBTCTA _dBDX _dOCO _dJQM _dUOK _dOCLCQ _dOCLCF _dO2D
020			_a9781250043689 _q(hardback)
020			_a1250043689 _q(hardback)
020			_z9781250043696 _q(e-book)
035			_a(OCoLC)868276570 _z(OCoLC)894329618
050	0	0	_aHE6183.U54 _bW47 2014
082	0	0	_a973 _223
092			_a973 _bW516h
100	1		_aWest, Christopher, _d1940-
245	1	2	_aA history of America in thirty-six postage stamps / _cChris West.
264		1	_aNew York : _bPicador, _c2014.
300			_axii, 336 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_a"DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF AMERICA THROUGH ITS BEAUTIFUL AND DIVERSE POSTAGE STAMPS IN THIS EXUBERANT AND ALWAYS CHARMING HISTORY. In A History of America in Thirty-six Postage Stamps, Chris West explores America's own rich philatelic history. From George Washington's dour gaze to the charging buffalo of the western frontier and Lindbergh's soaring biplane, American stamps are a vivid window into our country's extraordinary and distinctive past. With the always accessible and spirited West as your guide, discover the remarkable breadth of America's short history through a fresh lens. On their own, stamps can be curiosities, even artistic marvels; in this book, stamps become a window into the larger sweep of history."-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"In A History of America in Thirty-six Postage Stamps, Chris West (author of A History of Britain in Thirty-six Postage Stamps) makes the leap across the Atlantic to take on America's own rich philatelic history. From George Washington's dour gaze to the charging buffalo of the western frontier, to Lindbergh's soaring biplane, American stamps are a vivid window into our country's extraordinary and distinctive past. With the always accessible and spirited West as your guide, discover the remarkable breadth of America's short history through a fresh lens. On their own, stamps can be curiosities, even artistic marvels; in this book, stamps become a window into the larger sweep of history. - With deckle edge and full-color reproductions throughout - For fans of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey - A perfect gift for patriots, philatelists, and armchair historians"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0		_aLiberty, property, and no stamps! -- The British are going -- We, the people ... -- Emperor of liberty -- Born for a storm -- Manifest destiny -- The rebel yell -- Forever free -- Iron horse, wild west -- Reconstruction -- Number one -- Dance of the ghosts -- Painted lilies -- Bully for TR! -- Making the world safe for democracy -- Golden beginnings -- Roar! -- Brother, can you spare a dime? -- New deal, new day -- Sulphur island -- Toward disunited nations -- Rocking and rolling -- Cold war -- Murder in Camelot -- Dreams and nightmares -- The longest war -- The discovery of Earth -- New revolutions -- Stumbling through the '70s -- Mr. Reagan goes to Washington -- A new world order? -- Boom! -- The valley of heart's delight -- Under attack -- The China syndrome -- Bowling alone.
651		0	_aUnited States _xOn postage stamps.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aPostage stamps _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		7	_aHISTORY _zUnited States _xGeneral. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES _xStamps. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPostage stamps. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01072793
651		7	_aUnited States. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01204155
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411628
856	4	2	_3Cover image _uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/689/9781250043689/image/lgcover.9781250043689.jpg
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