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Boring Postcards USA

by · 1999

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The author has now turned his attention to the USA with 160 of the dullest postcards from the land of opportunity. The book provides not only amusement, but a commentary on how America has changed, and a celebration of those places that have been forgotten by conventional history.

Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
artartMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 176 pages

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