About this item
A celebration of Christmas in the 1950s and '60sMidcentury America was a wonderland of department stores, suburban cul-de-sacs, and Tupperware parties. Every kid on the block had to have the latest cool toy, be it an Easy Bake Oven for pretend baking, a rocket ship for pretend space travel, or a Slinky, just because. At Christmastime, postwar America's dreams and desires were on full display, from shopping mall Santas to shiny aluminum Christmas trees, from the Grinch to Charlie Brown's beloved spindly Christmas tree. Now design maven Sarah Archer tells the story of how Christmastime in America rocketed from the Victorian period into Space Age, thanks to the new technologies and unprecedented prosperity that shaped the era. The book will feature iconic favorites of that time, including:* A visual feast of Christmastime eats and recipes, from magazines and food and appliance makers * Christmas cards from artists and designers of the era, featuring Henry Dreyfuss, Charles & Ray Eames, and Alexander Girard * Vintage how-to templates and instructions for holiday decor from Good Housekeeping and the 1960's craft craze * Advice from Popular Mechanics on how to glamorize your holiday dining table * Decorating advice for your new Aluminum Christmas Tree from ALCOA (the Aluminum Company of America) * The first American-made glass ornaments from Corning Glassworks Midcentury Mistletoe is sure to be on everyone's most-wanted lists. 120 color illustrations
About the Author
Thank you for visiting my Amazon author page! Welcome.My first novel, The Plus One ("How to Build a Boyfriend from Scratch" in the UK) , is a perfect example of my favorite type of story to write and to read: one that's character-oriented, with both heart and humor.I've wanted to be a writer since I was seven years old. In my childhood and teenage years, I fell in love with writing poetry (don't worry, I won't make you read any) , then discovered screenwriting and sketch comedy in college at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Straight out of school, I moved to Los Angeles to work in film and television. You know when bigwigs say "Have your people call my people? " I was the people. Since then, I've had the opportunity to shift to writing full-time and have been thrilled to enter the fiction world.I currently live in my home state of North Carolina, but came here by way of Los Angeles, St. Maarten, England, New York City, and Miami. I share my home with my husband and my pug, Lou, who is doubtless snoring very loudly as you read this.I love talking with readers, so feel free to reach out to me on Twitter at @SarahArcherM or Instagram at @SarahArcherWrites, or check out my website at saraharcherwrites.com.
