The French in America In America Series Kunz 1966 Submitter: I present to you the “In America” series. Most are from the 1960’s, although a few were revised around 1980. The content isn’t so bad, except it’s outdated – The
Category: Spanning the Globe
This category includes all geography and travel related posts.
Communism and Catholics
Communism, Democracy and Catholic Power Blanchard 1951 Since I started floating through catalogs, I have enjoyed using a keyword search for communists since usually there is something funny or dated. I came across this title. Any Cold War era publication
Sunburnt Africa
Sunburnt Africa: In Pencil, Paint and Prose Cottrell 1965 Submitter: “At first glance, it’s a highly dated travelogue of Africa punctuated with quite beautiful color artwork and nicely done pencil sketches. It’s only when you read the text that the
Hawaii: Paradise or Polar?
Hawaii Hello USA series Johnston 1995 Submitter: May I present to you the 1995 cover of a children’s book about Hawaii, from Lerner Publications’ Hello USA series, discovered while weeding my long-neglected States books collection at my branch library today.
Cheapskate Travel
Go For Free! The Complete Guide to Free and Discount Vacations Sheridan 1989 This books has two huge tears in the front cover. That’s strike one. It was written in 1989. There’s strike two. This would be a great book if
Oh Canada!
Canada Young Giant of the North Leitch 1964 I was so excited to learn about our neighbor to the north. This was definitely written for an American audience. Toward the end was a nice historical timeline comparing Canada and the US. Too bad it
Break out the borscht!
What to do when the Russians come A survivor’s guide Conquest 1985 Completing our trifecta of red scare material, here is a great book describing how you too can survive the occupation of the Soviets. This particular book needs to
More fun with communists!
How the communists use religion Bundy 1966 Okay comrades, this is yet another gem plucked from a small public library. This poor book had definitely seen better days. The cover was damaged and the book had a serious “odor”. Contents