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How American Homes Became Sweet -- "At Home" by Bill Bryson

Posted On: Friday, October 8, 2010 - 10:35am | Posted By: kevinfeather
Topics: Laws and Regulations

A new book about how America's humble dwellings were transformed through the centuries into our present day homes is both fascinating and also funny.  Author Bill Bryson's "At Home: A Short History of Private Life" takes each room of his own home and weaves a tale of how nutrition influened the kitchen and the Victorian sense of "punishment" promoted the act of bathing.  I don't think you'll view your home in