Halloween
Author: Stuart Schneider
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 0764314106
Category: Antiques & Collectibles
Page: 160
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Language: en
Pages: 160
Pages: 160
This book chronicles the history of Halloween in the 20th century through the evolution of related costumes, Jack Olanterns, decorations, candy containers and other treats. The costumes reflect fads, television, space exploration, movies, comics, and personalities that shaped popular culture of the past hundred years. Current values are assessed for
Language: en
Pages: 224
Pages: 224
What causes some people—in spite of incredible challenges—to be more alive and content than others? When Shane Stanford discovered he was HIV positive at the age of sixteen, he knew he had a choice: he could feel sorry for himself, or he could live as passionately and boldly as possible.
Language: en
Pages: 127
Pages: 127
A tour of 100 years of American Halloween attire features a wealth of images depicting revelers and trick-or-treaters in disguise and enhanced by special lighting effects, in a volume complemented by a history of the holiday and Halloween fashion.
Language: en
Pages: 232
Pages: 232
Offers an alphabetical listing of topics relating to Halloween, including bobbing for apples, mumming, and witches.
Language: en
Pages: 280
Pages: 280
Essays discuss Halloween and related holidays and their adaptation to the modern world, including customs in Ulster, Pennsylvania, Newfoundland, Texas, the Canadian prairie, Vermont, Greenwich Village, and other places
