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The Good Old Days--They Were Terrible!

This book explains why the "good old days" were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most. Sobering, actually.

Subject
history
Genre
humorhistorical fiction
Themes
american history
Setting
USA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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