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[kippurbird]

Today's interesting book title: The Polish Jew: His Social and Economic Value.

It was written in 1906.

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[amamelina.livejournal.com]

Written in 1906? Is it so politically-incorrect that it's funny? Cause, I know I laugh when I read the old newspapers my grandpa had from Hawaii during WW2. The Chinese restaurant ad never fails to be so non-PC it hurts.

[the-norseman.livejournal.com]

I am about to buy a book called "Every Boy's Book of Hobbies" by Cecil H. Bullivant (author is right, the name may be off have to go home to check), it is basically a list of things you can do when you're bored. Written in the 1900s it has a section on "n*gger minstrelsy."

Yeah, I know, it made my jaw drop too, here you have a book full of stuff like family games, hobbies, etc, etc, and then something like this pops up. Shows you how things have changed.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I didn't have the book in hand, but judging from the previous books of that sort that Ive seen, yes it would have been.

[the-norseman.livejournal.com]

Since I'm at home I can tell you that the name of the book is "Home Fun" by Cecil H. Bullivant.

[amamelina.livejournal.com]

Ah, the days before Political correctness.

[the-norseman.livejournal.com]

If there's an interest I might write out and publish that section on my livejournal. Once I get the book that is.