Halloween Merrymaking: An Illustrated Celebration of Fun, Food, and Frolics from Halloweens Past

by Diane Arkins

Hardcover, 2004

Status

Available

Call number

GT4965

Genres

Publication

Pelican Publishing (2004), 112 pages

Description

Recipes, games, costumes, party ideas, and decorations, along with excerpts from vintage periodicals, show the gaiety that epitomized historic Halloween celebrations.

User reviews

LibraryThing member booksniff
This is an awesome book, especially if you love Halloween. It is so interesting to see the pictures and read the poems, directions, etc from days of Halloween past. I loved it!
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LibraryThing member booksniff
This is an awesome book, especially if you love Halloween. It is so interesting to see the pictures and read the poems, directions, etc from days of Halloween past. I loved it!
LibraryThing member booksniff
This is an awesome book, especially if you love Halloween. It is so interesting to see the pictures and read the poems, directions, etc from days of Halloween past. I loved it!
LibraryThing member mstrust
Covers how Americans celebrated Halloween from about 1910- 1935. Lots of clippings and black and white photos from magazines of this period. Somewhat interesting but more for someone interested in this time period in general.

Subjects

Halloween
Halloween decorations
Halloween in art

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

2004-09-30

Physical description

112 p.; 9.58 inches

ISBN

158980113X / 9781589801134

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