How underwear got under there : a brief history
Shaskan, Kathy2015
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Did you know that warriors at the time of Genghis Khan invented arrow-resistant silk underwear? Or that the recommended age to begin wearing a corset in the late 1800s was four years old? Or that King Tut had a particular fondness for underwear and was buried with 145 pairs? This lively text explores various aspects of underwear, including the social and historical ramifications of different undergarments and their development for warmth, support, protection, cleanliness, and status. From boxers to bustles to briefs, from history to humour, from support to society, the story of underwear is the story of humanity itself.
Main title:
How underwear got under there : a brief history / Kathy Shaskan ; illustrated by Regan Dunnick.
Author:
Shaskan, Kathy, authorDunnick, Regan, illustrator
Imprint:
New York : Puffin Books, 2015.
Collation:
83 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Dutton Children's Books, 2007.
ISBN:
9780147514486 (pbk)
Dewey class:
391.4209J391.4209
Language:
English
BRN:
1497212
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