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Our dumb century / edited by Scott Dikkers ; written by Scott Dikkers [and others].
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks PN 6231 .N6 O95 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Newspapers--Humor.
- Newspapers.
- American wit and humor.
- Newspapers--Headlines--Humor.
- Genre:
- humor.
- Humor.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- x, 164 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Onion presents our dumb century : 100 years of headlines from America's finest news source
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Three Rivers Press, ©1999.
- Summary:
- The staff of The Onion presents a satirical collection of mock headlines and news stories, including an account of the Pentagon's development of an A-bomb-resistant desk for schoolchildren.
- Contents:
- 1900-1929: A Nation Turns Its Crank
- 1929-1946: Dust, Despair and Death: Those Were the Days
- 1946-1963: The Swell Years
- 1963-1981: Peace, Love and Other Bullshit
- 1981-2000: A Nation Finds Its Remote.
- ISBN:
- 0609804618
- 9780609804612
- OCLC:
- 53288090
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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