Jim Lilliefors

Ball Cap Nation (eBook, ePUB)

A Journey Through the World of America's National Hat

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

As the country grows increasingly diverse and complicated, Americans seek, and occasionally find, a common thread to unite them. And, as Jim Lilliefors reveals in his new book, that common thread is what the baseball cap is made of -- indeed, what has transformed it into America's National Hat. As fads go, it's no longer even a fad, but a part of the national identity that, for better or worse, is a symbol of America. It feeds an illusion that Americans cherish -- that despite their differences, and no matter what position they play -- when wearing a baseball cap, they're all part of the same team. Exploring every aspect of caps and their culture -- including the history, manufacturing, and evolution of baseball caps; collecting and caring for caps; cap etiquette; and even cap urban legends -- and packed with photos throughout, Ball Cap Nation is a delightful look at a uniquely American phenomenon.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Clerisy Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781578604111
• Artikelnr.: 38327758

Autorenporträt

An award-winning journalist and novelist, Jim Lilliefors has written about Americana, travel and the arts for the Washington Post, Boston Globe, Miami Herald, Baltimore Sun and elsewhere. His non-fiction book HIGHWAY 50: AIN'T THAT AMERICA received a strong review in The New York Times Book Review, which cited the author's "Mark Twain-like reporting.” His first novel, BANANAVILLE, a satirical mystery, was published by St. Martin's Press in 1996 to very positive reviews. His most recent book is AMERICA'S BOARDWALKS, published in 2006 by Rutgers University Press. Lilliefors owns a large, though not particularly distinguished, collection of baseball caps.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Born in the USA
2. The Cap Revolution
3. Top Cap: The New Era Story
4. The Wide World of Caps
5. Capturing the Market: Hat World and Lids
6. The Proper Care and Feeding of Your Cap
7. Cap Collecting
8. Cap Etiquette
9. Caps Gone Global
10. Ball Cap Trivia
* Afterword: Ball Cap Earth