Great American Stuff

One of the most compelling and delightful anthologies of popular culture published in years, Great American Stuff tells the story of more than 250 of our country's finest products, richest traditions, and most inspiring people.

Introduction Lightning in a Bottle

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1 From the Statue of Liberty to the Golden Gate Bridge

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Statue of Liberty

Thomas Edison

Aladdin Lamps

Wizard of Oz

Old Hollywood

Art Deco

Miami Beach

Empire State Building

King Kong

Grizzly Bears

Yellowstone National Park

Alaska

Iditarod Dog Sled Race

Gray Wolves

Jack London

Call of the Wild

Nero Wolfe

Rainbow Trout

Golden Gate Bridge

2 From the Emerald City of the Plains to the Stone City in the Sky

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Chicago

Frank Lloyd Wright

Prairie School Architecture

Fallingwater

Niagara Falls

Buffalo, NY

Bison

Theodore Roosevelt

Buffalo Burgers

Buffalo-Head Nickels

Chief Joseph

Nez Perce Retreat

Pendleton Blankets

Navaho Rugs

Pueblo Pottery

Santa Fe

Acoma Sky City

Anasazi

3 From Sequoyah to Sequoias

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Sequoyah

Cherokee Nation

Great Smoky Mountains

Appalachian Spring

Aaron Copeland

Martha Graham

Lindy Hop

Benny Goodman

Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Deli

Dagwood Sandwiches

Dagwood and Blondie

Hamburgers

White Castle

Idaho Potatoes

Coca-Cola

Washington Monument

Redwoods and Sequoias

John Muir

4 From John Henry to Henry Aaron

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John Henry the Legend

John Henry the Racehorse

Triple Crown

Mules and Hinnies

Model T Fords

Henry Ford

Lionel Model Trains

Radio Flyer Wagons

George Schulz's Peanuts

George Washington Carver

Peanut Butter

M & M's

Homemade Ice Cream

White Mountain Ice Cream Freezer

Georgia Peaches

Ty Cobb

Hank Aaron

5 From Sam Adams to Elvis Presley

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Sam Adams

Sam Adams Beer

Boston Tea Party

Celestial Seasonings Tea

Toll House Cookies

Cranberries

Wild Maine Blueberries

Maine Coon Cats

John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men

The Grapes of Wrath

Hoover Dam

Brooklyn Bridge

New York Bagels

Parker House Rolls

Hominy Grits

Elvis Presley

6 From Daffy Duck to Dorothy Parker

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Daffy Duck

Tex Avery

Mel Blanc

Common Loons

Henry David Thoreau

Old Town Canoes

Lake Superior

Great Lakes

Isle Royale

Split Rock Lighthouse

Edmund Fitzgerald

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Grandma Moses

Jack Benny

Revell-Monogram Models

U.S.S. Constitution

U.S. Constitution

Dorothy Parker

Algonquin Round Table

7 From Raggedy Ann to Rube Goldberg

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Raggedy Ann Dolls

Patsy Cline

Wurlitzer Jukeboxes

Hank Williams

Casablanca

Humphrey Bogart

Drive-in Theaters

Ten-Gallon Hats

John Stetson

Chief Seattle's Letter

Coyotes

Road Runner Cartoons

Rube Goldberg

8 From Batman to Bean Suppers

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Batman

Carlsbad Caverns

Freetail Bats

Mammoth Cave

Kentucky Bluegrass Country

Bluegrass Music

Bill Monroe

Banjo

Mast General Store

Lydia E. Pinkham Compound

Ivory Soap

Moxie

Calvin Coolidge

Vermont Country Stores

Potbelly Stoves

Baked Beans

Bean Suppers

9 From Hot as Hell Hot Sauce to Hell on Wheels

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Tabasco Sauce

Alligators

Texas Chili

Armadillos

Dr. Pepper

Texas Papershell Pecans

All Day Preaching

Airstream Trailers

Jack Daniel's Whiskey

Frisbees

Harley-Davidson Motorcycles

Conclusion Antique Cannon, Watermelon, and Fireflies

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Index

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