The Ruby Slippers, Madonna's Bra, and Einstein's Brain: The Locations of America's Pop Culture Artifacts by Chris Epting


The Ruby Slippers, Madonna's Bra, and Einstein's Brain: The Locations of America's Pop Culture Artifacts
Title : The Ruby Slippers, Madonna's Bra, and Einstein's Brain: The Locations of America's Pop Culture Artifacts
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ISBN : 1595800085
ISBN-10 : 9781595800084
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 304
Publication : First published January 1, 2006

Anyone who has ever wondered where Dorothy's ruby slippers, George Washington's teeth, or the world's largest olive are located will be thrilled to take this journey to find hundreds of the most important items from America's popular culture. Found in such major institutions as the Smithsonian and the Basketball Hall of Fame as well as in such offbeat collections as the Sing Sing Prison Museum and the Delta Blues Museum, these pop culture treasures include the most famous—and quirkiest—items from movies, crime, TV, sports, music, history, and America's roadside attractions.

The Ruby Slippers, Madonna's Bra, and Einstein's Brain is divided into the following American Curiosities, Roadside Relics, Historic Artifacts, Criminal Remains, Celebrity Antiquities, Movie and Television Keepsakes, Music Mementos, and Sports Memorabilia. There's even a list of the Top Ten Missing in Action Pop Culture Artifacts.

Some of the most fascinating treasures found in the book
The Cardiff Giant
Thomas Edison's Last Breath
World's Largest Ball of Twine
George Washington's Teeth
Lizzie Borden's Axe
John Wilkes Booth's Thorax
Watergate File Cabinet
Abraham Zapruder's Camera
Tom Thumb's Wedding Cake
Casablanca Piano
Easy Rider Motorcycle
Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock Guitar
Elvis Presley's Report Card
Paul "Bear" Bryant's Hat
Miracle on Ice Skates

The Ruby Slippers, Madonna's Bra, and Einstein's Brain: The Locations of America's Pop Culture Artifacts Reviews

  • Emily

    You don't really READ this book. It's more of a skimmer -- it's basically page after page of places around the US that contain interesting pop culture items. I learned a few interesting facts (mainly about sports greats I had never heard of), and I marked some things I'd like to see (Bonnie and Clyde's car; James Dean's...anything -- I kinda had an obsession with him once). And I discovered that I've been to the World's Largest Maze: The Pineapple Garden Maze at Dole Plantation in Hawaii.
    If you feel like planning a road trip, but you don't know where to go...take a look through this book. (And don't mind the typos -- maybe they only drive an anal editor such as myself crazy...)

  • Suzanne

    Must look at anytime I am going on vacation. It is amazing what America has to offer!

  • Sherri

    i like history and about famous people