Making Tin Can Toys

Making Tin Can ToysDescription by Edward Thatcher Paperback Edward Thatcher's 1919 book provides instructions on how to construct toy trucks, boats, trains, and windmills, as well as trays, candlesticks, and biscuit cutters, all out of used tin cans. Thatcher, an instructor of Decorative Metal Working at Columbia University's Teachers College in New York City, made clever and durable creations using simple tools and abundant material. His design methods were trial

and America

and heroism

the Sea Islands hurricane of 1893

and financial forces at work as well as the role of public opinion and popular culture

the soldiers go through their daily routines: foraging for food

Giangreco shows how

especially its elite general staff

Through the use of primary resources including articles from the local press

and this book describes the measures taken to protect Britain against enemy attack by land

Isaac Rosenberg's (1890-1918) Poems from the Trenches is widely considered one of the finest examples of war poetry from the period

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the individuals behind an epic event