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Title
David
Wallechinsky
interview
,
1995
December
Interviewee
Wallechinsky, David, 1948-
Interviewer
Martinson
,
Connie
Book Title
The People's almanac presents the twentieth century
Subject
Almanacs, American
Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.
Twentieth century - Miscellanea
Description
David
Wallechinsky
discusses
his
book
,
“The
People’s
Almanac
Presents
the
Twentieth
Century
: The
Definitive
Compendium
of
Astonishing
Events
,
Amazing
People
, and
Strange-But-True
Facts.”
He
begins
by
describing
how this
book
was
intended
to
make
history
fun
to
learn
and to
teach
stories
. Of the
various
topics
discussed
in the
book
,
some
categories
include
:
20th
century
hoaxes
, a
list
of the
strangest
things
to
fall
from the
sky
,
war
and
peacemakers
, the
economy
,
entertainment
scandals
, the
most
popular
songs
,
music
, and
films
.
Wallechinsky
talks
about
the
incredible
advancement
of
transportation
in the
20th
century
,
such
as
commercial
airplanes
,
space
travel
, and The
Chunnel
. He
talks
about
the
advent
of the
Internet
, and how
it
is
much
more
interactive
than
television
. He
ends
the
interview
by
talking
about
how he
started
The
People’s
Almanac
series
with his
father
, and his
current
revisions
for a
book
on The
Olympics
.
Publisher
The Drucker Institute
Date
1995-12
Language
eng
Source
U-matic tape: Excerpt of show with Martinson interviewing Patty Fox before the break and David Wallechinsky after the break. Date on case front cover: 12/10/95. Date on tape: 12/10/95.
Collection
Connie
Martinson
Talks
Books
-
http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/cmt
Rights
All rights are retained by The Drucker Institute. For permission to use this item, contact The Drucker Institute,
http://www.thedruckerinstitute.com
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Moving Image
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Duration
00:16:33
Object File Name
cmt00459_0002
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