Freeth, Nick

An illustrated history of the electric guitar, tracing its development from early patent applications to the 1990s; profiling major guitar companies; examining the work of pioneer guitar makers; and including interviews with leading American and British luthiers.

Provides trivia and history on over two hundred American products including Coca-Cola, Barbie, Mickey Mouse, Jell-O, the hula-hoop, and much more.

Includes information on World War II, Homefront, United Nations, Japenese Internment, Hawaii, Cold War, supermarkets, clothing stores, department stores, movies, fast food, F.H.A. (Federal Housing Administration), housing, Levittown, suburbia, suburbs, Polaroid, Hewlett-Packard, television, Milton Berle, Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Abbott and Costello, Edgar Bergen, Charles Correll, Freeman Gosden, radio, Count Basie, Lucille Ball, Edward R. Murrow, Bill Stern, Howdy Doody, movies, Hollywood, Warner Brothers, fashion, sports, football, basketball, hockey, boxing, baseball, Jackie Robinson, golf, bowling, Frank Sinatra, music, Broadway, Aaron Copland, vacations, leisure time, gambling, the Zephyr, casinos, Greyhound, Harley-Davidson, and airplanes.