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All-American Ads of the 40's

by Jim Heimann · 2001

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World War II brought unprecedented pride and prosperity to the American people and nothing better mirrors the new wave of consumerism and progress than the ads of the time.

Subject
history
Themes
artmedia
Setting
20th centuryUSA
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 764 pages

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