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Some things are more American than others:
the standard 'Old Glory and Mom and apple pie and Sousa marches',
as well as this sampling of quintessential elements
of nostalgia for times gone by...
Collectibles / Americana catalog at Amazon.com
Americana category at AllPosters.com
  | Reminisce Magazine [est. 1965, from Reiman Publns]
1-year subscription [6 issues] for $17.98 Reminisce Extra [in alternate months] 1-year subscription [6 issues] for $14.98 - available on publisher website magazine website |
  | "Good Old Days Magazine" [from D.R.G. Publns, est. 1925]
1-year subscription [6 issues] for $16.95 magazine website |
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"Downtown America: A History of The Place & The People Who Made It" [2004] by Alison Isenberg Univ Chicago Press 9x6½ pb [6/2005] for $22.50 Univ Chicago Press 8¾x6½ hardcover [7/2004] for $29.25 |
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"L.L. Bean: The Making of An American Icon" [2006] by Leon Gorman Harvard Business School Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/2006] for $5.39 |
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"Remembering Woolworth's: A Nostalgic History of The World's Most Famous Five-and-Dime" [1999] by Karen Plunkett-Powell St. Martin's Griffin 9x7 pb [7/2001] out of print/used St. Martin 9¼x7¼ hardcover [12/99] out of print/used |
Movie  Palaces  &  Drive-In  Theaters
Movie Palaces Page at Magic Lantern
Drive-In Movie Theaters Page at Magic Lantern
see also American Food Traditions Page / Candy Dept.
for candy like you had at the movies
Nostalgic  Toys  &  Games
Tonka® Trucks
Lincoln Logs®
National Toy Hall of Fame® at Strong Museum
Parcheesi game available at Vermont Country Store
vintage Tiddly Winks game available at Vermont Country Store
Erector Set™ [est. 1911] entry at Wikipedia
BB's 'Erector® Sets' fansite
A.C. Gilbert [1884-1961]
A.C. Gilbert entry at Wikipedia
A.C. Gilbert biography [new 10/2002]
ACGilbert biopic "The Man Who Saved Christmas" [2002]
Dolls & Action Figures
official Raggedy Ann & Andy books site at Simon & Schuster
Raggedy Ann entry at Wikipedia
Raggedy Land [est. 1998] website
Raggedy Ann & Andy Museum [1999-2009] in Arcola, IL {now online only}
vintage-style Raggedy Ann & Andy dolls available at Vermont Country Store
G.I. Joe® [launched 1964 by Hasbro]
G.I. Joe® WebRing
Mattel's Barbie® & Friends [introduced 1959, Ken in 1961]
official website
Lionel Trains®
Lionel Trains Department on Spirit of America's American Railroads Pages
Frisbee®
Frederick Morrison & Warren Franscioni created the Pipco Flying-Saucer plastic flying disc in 1948,
later marketed as the "Pluto Platter" (1955); Wham-O bought the rights in 1958 and trademarked the toy as the Frisbee®
flying disc entry at Wikipedia
Frisbee History In A Nutshell
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"The Complete Book of Frisbee: The History of the Sport & the First Official Price Guide" [1998] by Victor A. Malafronte, Edited by F. Davis Johnson American Trends Publng 8½x5½ pb [5/98] out of print/used |
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"Flat Flip Flies Straight!: True Origins of The Frisbee" [2006] by Fred Morrison & Phil Kennedy Wormhole Publrs pb [2006] out of print/used |
Chevrolet Corvette® [1953-2003]
Corvette® 50th Anniversery
Corvette WebRing
Corvettes West, Colton CA
Corvette® Edition Monopoly® game
Elizabeth Magie of Brentwood, MD created The Landlord's Game in 1904 (not successful); renamed & redesigned
(around Atlantic City, NJ) by Charles Darrow in early 1930s in Philadelphia; Parker Brothers bought rights in 1935
special edition Monopoly™ games
Monopoly™ Collector
Monopoly™ webring
The Monopoly™ Store
Monopoly Game entry at Wikipedia
The  Circus
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
P.T. Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, CT
The Lost Museum {virtual tour of Barnum's American Museum in New York City}
Harpo the Clown, based in Palm Springs, CA
Circus World Museum in Baraboo, WI
Circus Stuff Links Directory
Zoppe Family Circus [est. 1842] - now based in St. Louis, MO
American  Railroads
      | American Railroads Pages |       ![]() |
Baseball
"Baseball teaches some useful lessons: play by the rules, be part
of the team, do your best, learn from errors, enjoy the rewards."
      —  Margaret Coel
"Ken Burns's Baseball" mini-series [WETA/P.B.S. Sept 1994]
  | 9 two-hour episodes; the nine 'innings' titles are "Our Game", "Something Like A War", "The Faith of Fifty Million People", "A National Heirloom", "Shadow Ball", "The National Pastime", "The Capital of Baseball", "A Whole New Ball Game", and "Home" – the 10th disk is called "Extra Innings";
Produced, written & directed by Ken Burns; narrated by Aidan Quinn; won Emmy for Outstanding Informational Series
P.B.S. Home Video b&w/color DVD [10/2000] 10 disks - out of prodn/used P.B.S. Home Video b&w/color VHS [4/95] 9 tapes - out of prodn/used Nonesuch soundtrack CD [6/94] 31 tracks for $18.98 full credits at IMDb • P.B.S. official site |
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"Baseball: An Illustrated History" [1994] by Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns Knopf 10½x9 pb [8/96] for $29.70 Knopf 11x9½ {5.2 pounds} hardcover [9/94] for $47.25 10¾x9¼ library hardcover [undated] for $54.00 |
Joe DiMaggio:
A&E/Biography video [1/94] for $14.95
Jackie Robinson:
A&E/Biography video [1/94] for $14.95
Babe Ruth:
A&E/Biography video [7/95] for $14.95
Cooperstown, NY
Ballpark Digest [est. 2003]
The Baseball Shop at A&E / HistoryChannel / Biography
see also Magic Lantern's Sports Film Festival Page / Baseball Section
The  Rodeo
Bill Pickett Rodeo Tour
Professional Bull Riders Circuit [est. 1992]
Life  On  The  Farm
     
     
  | "Farm & Ranch Living Magazine" [est. 1978, from Reiman Publns] 1-yesr subscription (6 issues) for $17.98 magazine website |
  | "Little Heathens: Hard Times & High Spirits On An Iowa Farm During The Great Depression" [2007] by Mildred Armstrong Kalish A memoir, a how-to book & a cookbook by an 84-year-old first-time author; listed on New York Times® 10 Best Books of 2007 Bantam 8x5½ pb [4/2008] for $10.08 Bantam 8¼x5½ hardcover [6/2007] for $14.96 |
  | "Tractors: An Illustrated History From Pioneering Steam Power To Today's Engineering Marvels" [2006] by Robert Moorhouse Gramercy 12¼x9¼ hardcover [6/2006] for $14.99 |
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"Tips From The Old Country Folk" [2005] Compiled by Elizabeth Drury Conari Press 6½x6½ hardcover [1/2005] for $9.95 "Tips From The Old Gardeners" [2005] Compiled by Duncan Crosbie Conari Press 6¾x6¼ hardcover [1/2005] for $9.95 "Tips From The Old Housewives" [2005] Compiled by Elizabeth Drury Conari Press hardcover [1/2005] for $9.95 |
  | "John Deere: A History of The Tractor" [2004] by Randy Leffingwell Voyageur Press 8¾x7¾ pb [8/2006] for $16.47 Voyageur/M.B.I. hardcover [11/2004] for $40.00 |
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"Country Wisdom & Know-How: Everything You Need to Know to Live Off the Land" [2004] by the Editors of Storey Books Black Dog/Leventhal 13¾x10½ pb [9/2004] for $13.57 publisher's bookpage |
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"150 Years of International Harvester: Classic American Tractors" [2004] by C. H. Wendel Krause Publns 10¾x8½ pb [8/2004] for $0.00 |
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"The Ultimate Guide To Tractors" [2003] by Jim Glastonbury
Chartwell Books 6½x8¼ pb [6/2006] for $12.99 Book Sales hardcover [6/2003] for $29.99 |
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"How To Restore Classic Farm Tractors: The Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Guide To Rebuilding & Restoring Tractors" [2003] by Tharran E. Gaines Voyageur Press 11x8½ pb [6/2003] for $19.77 "How To Restore Classic John Deere Tractors" [2003] Voyageur Press 11x8½ pb [6/2003] for $19.77 "How To Restore Classic Farmall Tractors" [2005] Voyageur Press 11x8½ pb [4/2005] for $19.77 |
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"Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance" [1999] by John & Martha Storey Storey Publng 11x8½ pb [9/99] for $16.47 Storey Publng 11¼x8¾ hardcover [9/99] out of print/used publisher website |
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"Encyclopedia of American Farm Implements & Antiques" [1997] by C. H. Wendel Krause Publns 11x8½ pb [4/2004] for $19.79 Krause Publns 11x8½ pb [9/97] out of print/used |
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"The Allis-Chalmers Story: Classic American Tractors" [1988] by C. H. Wendel Krause Publns 10¾x8½ pb [8/2004] for $19.79 Motorbooks Intl. 11½x9 hardcover [8/88] out of print/used |
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"The Old Farmer's Almanac" [est. 1792] each annual issue is published in September softcover annual edition for $9.95 hardcover annual edition for $15.95 Canadian Edition for $25.73 company website |
Life  On  The  Road
Roadside Americana Page
top of page  • •  general books & links
motels  • •  gas stations  • •  vintage autos
Roadside Diners & Coffee Shops Page
| Route 66 links pages |             | Route 66 books pages |
American  Food  Traditions
now on a separate page
Food Traditions Links & Books • Candy Dept.
Coca-Cola® Dept. • Ice Cream Dept. • Popcorn Dept.
Roadside  Diners  &  Coffee  Shops
Old  Time  Radio
History of Radio & TV Pages at Magic Lantern
Bear  Country
Smokey Bear entry at Wikipedia
Smokey Bear Historical Park [est. 1979] in Capitán, NM
Smokey Bear's Hometown Assn. [est. 2005]
Smokey Bear Days [April 2007 = #4] in Capitán, NM
Smokey Bear Stampede [July] in Capitán, NM
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"Hot Foot Teddy: The True Story of Smokey Bear" [2007] by Sue Houser M.T. Publishing Co. 11¼x8½ hardcover [4/2007] for $15.95 |
Grizzly Bears
Teddy Bears
Teddy Bear Review Magazine: 1-year subscription [6 issues]
Classic Teddy Bears
Lighthouses,  Barns  &  Bridges
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges
N.S.P.C.B. annual membership {with quarterly magazine} for $28.85
New York State Covered Bridge Society
Covered Bridges of Kentucky
Covered Bridges of Virginia
Covered Bridges of Ohio
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"The Old Barn Book: A Field Guide to North American Barns & Other Farm Structures" [1990] by Allen G. Noble & Richard K. Cleek Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [9/96] for $10.91 Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [8/95] out of print/used |
subscribe: 12 issues/year for $28.00 |
Pirates
     | While the pirates, buccaneers, privateers & corsairs of the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries were often British or French or Spanish, the skull-and-crossbones lifestyle mostly took place in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico and off the eastern coast of America. |
The  Surf  Shack
Amusement  Parks  &  Rides
carousel & amusement park portal
carousel band organ MIDI files
George Washington Gale Ferris & Ferris Wheels
Coney Island [NY] Museum
Merry-Go_Round Museum in Sandusky, OH
Sesame  Street [est. 1969]
browse Sesame Street® books at Amazon
Sesame Street® videos: on DVD | on VHS
browse Sesame Street® music at Amazon
official website
"40 Years of Sunny Days" on DVD
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