Addicted to Americana: Celebrating Classic & Kitschy American Life & Style - Charles Phoenix

Descriere Addicted to Americana: Celebrating Classic & Kitschy American Life & Style - Charles Phoenix

\nAn adventure through the classic, the vintage, the kitsch, the nostalgic, and the fun of Americana culture guided by showman Charles Phoenix.Addicted to Americana...unfurls the most colorful, most creative, and most interesting facets of mid-twentieth century American culture in a joyful, exuberant way only Charles Phoenix] can convey. \n-- Bleep MagRaised on a used-car lot, Charles Phoenix was destined to become the Ambassador of Americana. The photo collector, food crafter, and field tripper is famed for his hilarious live show performances and theme park tour of downtown Los Angeles. This riotously colorful book, replete with Charles's collection of vintage Kodachrome slides, celebrates his lifelong quest to unearth the best of classic and kitschy American life and style.Charles Phoenix is a showman, tour guide, food crafter, and author known for his live comedy slide-show performances, madcap test-kitchen videos, field-trip-style adventure tours, and colorful books. The self-proclaimed vintage culture vulture has appeared on Martha Stewart, The Queen Latifah Show and Cake Wars, been profiled in The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, and been a guest on NPR's The Splendid Table. \nAn adventure through the classic, the vintage, the kitsch, the nostalgic, and the fun of Americana culture guided by showman Charles Phoenix.Addicted to Americana...unfurls the most colorful, most creative, and most interesting facets of mid-twentieth century American culture in a joyful, exuberant way only [Charles Phoenix] can convey. \n-- Bleep MagRaised on a used-car lot, Charles Phoenix was destined to become the Ambassador of Americana. The photo collector, food crafter, and field tripper is famed for his hilarious live show performances and theme park tour of downtown Los Angeles. This riotously colorful book, replete with Charles's collection of vintage Kodachrome slides, celebrates his lifelong quest to unearth the best of classic and kitschy American life and style. \nAn adventure through the classic, the vintage, the kitsch, the nostalgic, and the fun of Americana culture guided by showman Charles Phoenix.Addicted to Americana...unfurls the most colorful, most creative, and most interesting facets of mid-twentieth century American culture in a joyful, exuberant way only [Charles Phoenix] can convey. \n-- Bleep MagRaised on a used-car lot, Charles Phoenix was destined to become the Ambassador of Americana. The photo collector, food crafter

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Prospect Park Books

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9781945551192

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