MARTY:
here's where we'll put the Excerpts
“... a wonderful book outlining twenty unlikely
events that reshaped American culture. Funny and right on target,
this book will explain how this country got so screwed up. From a
little-known gardening book that spawned lawns in America and ruined
every Dad’s weekends, to an outrageous account of how thin became
in, this book laughs at America’s unending reserve of cultural insanity.”¾Stephen
J. Cannell, Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and bestselling author
Click
fragment below to read about Frank Scott, father of the American obsession
with lawn care....
"There is a fascinating history at the heart of this book. With
humor and intelligence, Martin Smith and Patrick Kiger have captured
some of the most significant moments that never made it into our textbooks..."
--Kenneth
C. Davis, author of Don't Know Much About History and other books.
Truth is stranger than fiction, and these true stories
behind America's popular culture are riveting. POPLORICA is fun and
funny, but it's also real history that tells us where we came from
and who we are...for better or worse."
-- Jane and Michael Stern, authors
of The Encyclopedia of Pop Culture and the forthcoming I Hear America
Eating
