| We Have a Winner!: America's Weird and Wonderful Races, Derbies, Pageants, and Eating Contests Contributor(s): Savage, Railey Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 1493029045 ISBN-13: 9781493029044 Publisher: Lyons Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Reference | Curiosities & Wonders |
| Dewey: 790.134 |
| LCCN: 2017022489 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8" W x 8" (1.20 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Celebrate America's outrageous competitive fire -100 years of "see it to believe it" American contests -Includes dozens of mind-blowing, little-known competitions -Gorgeous design with 150 color and black-and-white photographs, plus sidebars From marathon dancing, to food eating contests, beauty pageants, pole sitting, rotten sneaker contests, animal calling contests, phone-booth stuffing, outhouse races, and more, Americans love competing to see who can do anything better than anyone else. We Have a Winner is a visually stunning tour, from coast to coast, through our often whacky, uniquely themed contests. Covering more than a century's worth of competition, and packed with photos and fascinating sidebars, this book shows how the American competitive spirit--as wacky as it sometimes is--mirrors American trends, innovation, and news. |